Acha language

Acha
Achawami
Pronunciation	/ɒcʰhɒwɒmi/
Language family	Taaru Eastern Taaru Achanic Acha

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial

Alveolar

Post- Alveolar

Palatal

Labio- velar

Velar

Uvular

Glottal

Nasal

m (m)

n (n)

ɲ (ñ)

ŋ (ŋ)

ɴ (ŋ')

Plosive

p (b) pʰ (p)

t (d) tʰ (t)

c (j) cʰ (c)

k (g) kʰ (k)

q (g')

Fricative

ɸ (f)

s (s)

ç (ç)

h (h)

Affricate

t͡s (ds) t͡sʰ (ts)

t͡ʃ (dš)

c͡ç (jç) c͡çʰ (cç)

Approximant

j (y)

w (w)

Trill

r (r)

Vowels	Front		Central		Back
Close	i (i) i: (ī)	y (ų)				u (u) u: (ue)
Close-mid	e (ee) e: (ēē)	ø (ū)			ɤ (ö) (marginal)	o (o)
Mid			ə (e)
Open-mid	ɛ (ee')
Open	a: (ā)					ɒ (a)