Phonology
Consonants
Tigal consonants
|
Labial |
Alveolar |
Retroflex |
Palatal |
Velar |
Glottal
|
Nasal
|
m |
n N |
|
|
ŋ Ŋ |
|
Stop
|
unaspirated
|
b |
d |
|
|
g |
|
aspirated
|
pʰ |
tʰ |
|
|
kʰ |
|
Spirant
|
voiceless
|
f |
θ |
|
|
x |
|
voiced
|
v |
ð |
|
|
ɣ |
|
Non-spirant
|
voiceless
|
|
s |
|
|
|
h
|
voiced
|
|
z |
|
|
|
|
Liquid
|
|
l L |
r R |
|
|
|
Approximant
|
w̃ |
|
|
j |
|
|
Vowels
Tigal vowels
|
Front
|
Central
|
Back
|
unrounded
|
rounded
|
unrounded
|
rounded
|
unrounded
|
rounded
|
short
|
long
|
short
|
long
|
short
|
long
|
short
|
short
|
long
|
Close
|
i /ɪ/
|
í /iː/
|
y /ʏ/
|
ý /yː/
|
|
|
u /ʊ/
|
ú /uː/
|
Mid
|
e /ɛ/
|
é /eː/
|
ø /œ/
|
ǿ /øː/
|
|
|
o /ɔ/
|
ó /oː/
|
Open
|
|
|
|
|
a /ɐ/
|
á /aː/
|
|
|
Diphthongs:
ia ya ua ai au /iə yə uə ɪɤˁ ʏɤˁ ɛɤˁ eɤˁ œɤˁ øɤˁ/