Variety Zarma (Songhay)

Form Concept Segments

Consonants

Pulmonic Consonants
Place → Labial Coronal Dorsal Laryngeal
↓ Manner Bilabial Labio­dental Linguo­labial Dental Alveolar Palato-
alveolar		 Retroflex Alveolo-
palatal		 Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal
/ Epiglottal		 Glottal
Nasal m n nː ɲ ŋ ŋʷ
Stop p b bː t tː d dː c ɟ k g gː
Sibilant affricate
Non-sibilant affricate
Sibilant fricative s sː z
Non-sibilant fricative f h
Approximant l lː j jː
Flap or tap
Trill r r̥ rː
Lateral affricate
Lateral fricative
Lateral approximant
Lateral flap
Implosive

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back Close Near-close Close-mid Mid Open-mid Near-open Open iunrounded close front vowel iːlong unrounded close front vowel urounded close back vowel uːlong rounded close back vowel eːlong unrounded close-mid front vowel eunrounded close-mid front vowel oːlong rounded close-mid back vowel orounded close-mid back vowel aunrounded open front vowel aːlong unrounded open front vowel
Vowels

Other segments


Other segments
 w voiced labio-velar approximant consonant