Zokam Consonant Phonemes Taang Zomi

Zokam Consonant Phonemes

P.A. Bilabial Labio-dental Alveolar Post- Velar Glottal

alveolar
M.A.
Z I Z I Z I Z I Z I Z I
Plosive or
Stop:
vl. unas. p /p/ t /t/ k /k/ – /?/
vl. asp. ph /pʰ/ th /tʰ/
vd. unas. b /b/ d /d/ g /ɡ /
Affricate:
vl. c /ʦ/ ch /ʧ/
Fricative:
vl. f /f/ s /s/ kh /x/ h /h/
vd. v /v/ z /z/
Nasal:

vd. m /m/ n /n/ ng /ŋ/

Lateral
vd. l /l/

Legend M.A. = Manner of Articulation

vl. = voiceless Absent from this chart:
Abbreviation: vd. = voiced w /w/, in Tedim Zomi
Z = Zokam orthography asp. = aspirated phonemics, is considered to
I = IPA (International Phonetic unas. = unaspirated be a component of a
Alphabet), or something monophthong /ɔ/ (aw) rather
very close thereto Alternative term: than a separate consonant.
P.A. = Place of Articulation Lateral = Lateral Approximant

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