Morgenstierne, Georg. 1941. "The Phonology of Kashmiri," Acta Orientalia 19, 79-99. Kelkar, Ashok R. and Pran Nath Trisal. 1964. "Kashmiri Word Phonology: A First Sketch," AL 6:1, 13-22. Handoo, Jawaharlal. 1973. Kashmiri Phonetic Reader. Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages. AL 7:8 CTIL 5, 293. WPF
Consonant system:
p ph t̪ t̪h ṭ ṭh k kh b d̪ ḍ ɡ t̪s t̪sh č čh ɡ̌ s š h v z m n l r
Stops:p ph b t̪ t̪h d̪ ṭ ṭh ḍ k kh ɡ
Affricates:t̪s t̪sh č čh ɡ̌
Fricatives:v s z š h
Nasals:m n
Laterals:l
Vibrants:r
Modified Consonants:cj all but č čh ɡ̌ š j
Glides:j
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:ɨ ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Long Vowels:v̄ all (ɔ̄ marɡinal)
Nasal Vowels:
ẽ ǝ̃ ã ũ õ ɔ̃ ı̃̄ ẽ̄ ɨ̃̄ ǝ̃̄ ã̄ ũ̄ ȭ
Diphthongs:ai au
Syllable:(C)(C)V(C)(C)
Stress:initial
Noun Number:s p
Gender:m f
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6
Syntax:SVO AN POSS-N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:1686
Language:Marathi
Location:W India (Maharashtra)
Population:45 million
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Western: South
Dictionary:Deshpande, Madhav K. 1968. Marathi-English Dictionary. Poona: Suvichar Prakashan Mandal.
Grammar:Apte, Mahadeo Laxman. 1962. A Sketch of Marathi Transformational Grammar. Madison: Univ of Wisconsin Diss.
Other Sources:
James, A. Lloyd and S. G. Kanhere. 1928. "The Pronunciation of Marathi," BSOAS 4, 791-801. Kelkar, Ashok Ramchandra. 1958. The Phonology and Morphology of Marathi. Ithaca: Cornell Univ Diss.
Consonant system:
p ph t̪ t̪h ṭ ṭh k kh b b̤ d̪ d̪̤ ḍ ḍ̤ ɡ ɡ̤ ts tsh č čh dz d̤z ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌ f s ṣ š h v m m̤ n̪ n̪̤ ṇ ŋ l̪ ḷ ɾ
Stops:p ph b b̤ t̪ t̪h d̪ d̪̤ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍ̤ k kh ɡ ɡ̤
Affricates:ts tsh dz d̤z č ɡ̌ čh ɡ̤̌
Fricatives:f v s ṣ š h
Nasals:m m̤ n̪ n̪̤ ṇ ŋ
Laterals:l̪ ḷ
Vibrants:ɾ
Glides:j
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e æ
Central Vowels:ɨ ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Long Vowels:ī ǝ̄ ū
Nasal Vowels:
ṽ v̄̃
Noun Number:s p
Gender:m f n
Demonstratives:2
Pronouns:
1 4ie 2 5 *3mfn *6mfn politeness: + 2 pol
Syntax:SOV AN GN DN NUM-N POSS-N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:1687
Language:Marathi
Dialect:Kasargod
Location:S India ( N Kerala)
Population:45 million
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Western: South
Other Sources:
Ghatage, A. M. 1970. "Marathi of Kasargod," IL 31, 138-44. E
Consonant system:
p t ṭ k b d ḍ ɡ č ɡ̌ (f) s (š) (h) v m n ṇ l ṛ̣
Stops:p b t d ṭ ḍ k ɡ
Affricates:č ɡ̌
Fricatives:(f) v s (š) (h)
Nasals:m n ṇ
Laterals:l
Vibrants:ṛ̣
Modified Consonants:c̄
Glides:j
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:ɨ ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Long Vowels:v̄ all
Nasal Vowels:
ṽ all v̄̃ all
Noun Number:s p
Gender:m f n
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 *3mfn *6mfn
Syntax:SOV
Prep/Post:POST
Number:1688
Language:Marathi
Dialect:Kunabi
Location:India ( W Maharashtra)
Population:45 million
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Western: South
Grammar:Ghatage, A. M. 1966. Kunabi of Mahad. Bombay: State Board of Literature and Culture.
Consonant system:
p ph t th ṭ ṭh k kh b b̤ d d̤ ḍ ḍ̤ ɡ ɡ̤ t̪s č čh d̪z d̪̤z ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌ š h v v̤ m m̤ n n̤ ŋ l̪ l̪̤ r r̤
Stops:p ph b b̤ t th d d̤ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍ̤ k kh ɡ ɡ̤
Affricates:t̪s d̪z d̪̤z č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌
Fricatives:v v̤ s š h
Nasals:m m̤ n n̤ ŋ
Laterals:l̪ l̪̤
Vibrants:r r̤
Modified Consonants:c̄
Glides:j
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o
Long Vowels:ɛ̄ ɔ̄
Syllable:(C)(C)V(C)(C)
Noun Number:s p
Gender:m f n
Demonstratives:2
Articles:def
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 *3fF *6fF F=m+n
Syntax:SOV AN GN DN NUM-N POSS-N Num+A+N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:1689
Language:Konkani
Location:W India (Mysore)
Population:1.5 million
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Western: South
Grammar:
Ghatage, A. M. 1963. Konkani of South Kanara. Bombay: State Board for Literature and Culture. Ghatage, A. M. 1968. Konkani of Kankon. Bombay: State Board for Literature and Culture.
Other Sources:Katre, Lalita S. 1970. "Konkani Kinship Terms," IL 31, 149-61.
Consonant system:
p ph t̪ t̪h ṭ ṭh k kh b b̤ d̪ d̪̤ ḍ ḍ̤ ɡ ɡ̤ t̪s č čh d̪z d̪̤z ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌ f s̪ š h v v̤ m m̤ n̪ n̪̤ ṇ ŋ l̪ l̪̤ ḷ r
Stops:p ph b b̤ t̪ t̪h d̪ d̪̤ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍ̤ k kh ɡ ɡ̤
Grammar:Jegorova, R. P. 1966. Jazyk sindxi. Moscow: Nauka.
Other Sources:
Bordie, John G. 1958. A Descriptive Sindhi Phonology. Austin: Univ of Texas Diss. Rohra, S. K. 1971. "Sindhi, Kacchi, and Emigrant Sindhi," IL 32, 123-31.
Consonant system:
p ph t th ṭ ṭh k kh b b̤ ɓ d d̤ ḍ ḍ̤ ɗ̣ ʄ ɡ ɡ̤ ɠ̤ č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌ f s š x h v z ɣ m n ṇ ñ ŋ l ɾ ɾ̣
Stops:p ph b b̤ ɓ t th d d̤ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍ̤ ɗ̣ ʄ k kh ɡ ɡ̤ ɠ̤
Other Sources:Bahri, Hardev. 1963. Lahndi Phonetics. Allahabad: Bharati Press.
Consonant system:
p ph t̪ t̪h ṭ ṭh k kh b b̤ d̪ d̪̤ ḍ ḍ̤ ɡ ɡ̤ č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌ f s š x v z ɣ ɦ m n ṇ l ḷ r ɾ̣
Stops:p ph b b̤ t̪ t̪h d̪ d̪̤ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍ̤ k kh ɡ ɡ̤
Affricates:č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌
Fricatives:f v s z š x ɣ ɦ
Nasals:m n ṇ
Laterals:l ḷ
Vibrants:r ɾ̣
Modified Consonants:c̄
Glides:j
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:I
Central Vowels:ɐ
Back Vowels:ʋ
Long Vowels:ī ē ū ō ɑ̄ ĩ̄ ẽ̄ ũ̄ ȭ ɑ̃̄
Diphthongs:diphthongs
Syntax:SOV NUM-N
Number:1693
Language:Parya
Location:Tajikistan
Population:1,000
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Central
Consonant system:
Number:1694
Language:Baluj
Alternate Name:Jatt
Location:Afghanistan
Population:1,000
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Central
Consonant system:
Number:1695
Language:Punjabi
Alternate Name:Panjabi
Location:NW India (Panjab)
Population:40 million
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Central
Grammar:Gill, Harjeet Singh and Henry A. Gleason, Jr. 1963. A Reference Grammar of Panjabi. HSL 3.
TextBooks:
Gill, H. S. and H. A. Gleason, Jr. 1963. A Start in Panjabi. HSL 11.
Other Sources:
Gill Harjeet Singh. 1960. "Panjabi Tonemics," AL 2:6, 11-8. Arun, Vidya Bhaskar. 1961. A Comparative Phonology of Hindi and Panjabi. Ludhiana, India: Panjabi Sahitya Akademi.
Consonant system:
p ph t̪ t̪h ṭ ṭh k kh b d̪ ḍ ɡ č čh ɡ̌ (f) s̪ š v (z̪) ɦ m n̪ ṇ ñ ŋ l̪ ḷ r ɾ̣
Stops:p ph b t̪ t̪h d̪ ṭ ṭh ḍ k kh ɡ
Affricates:č čh ɡ̌
Fricatives:(f) v s̪ (z̪) š ɦ
Nasals:m n̪ ṇ ñ ŋ
Laterals:l̪ ḷ
Vibrants:r ɾ̣
Modified Consonants:c̄ p b t d ṭ ḍ k ɡ č ɡ̌ m n l v s
Glides:j
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:I
Central Vowels:ǝ
Back Vowels:ʋ
Long Vowels:ī ē ǣ ā ū ō ɔ̄
Nasal Vowels:
ṽ all v̄̃ all
Modified Vowels:nasal harmony
Diphthongs:Iǝ Io Iɔ Ia ʋa ǝi ǝe ǝu
Tones:hi-ris mid lo-fall
Stress:phonemic
Noun Number:s p
Gender:m f
Demonstratives:2
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 *3 [*6] 6 only in oblique cases; in nominative case 3=6
Syntax:SOV AN GN DN NUM-N POSS-N D+A+N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:1696
Language:Marwari
Alternate Name:Shekhawati
Location:Pakistan
Population:220,000
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Central
Other Sources:WALS
Consonant system:
Syntax:SOV
Number:1697
Language:Banjari
Alternate Name:Lamani, Lambadi
Location:NW India
Population:1.5 million
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Central
Other Sources:
PCSD IV, 4-5. WALS
Consonant system:
p ph t th ṭ ṭh k kh b b̤ d d̤ ḍ ḍ̤ ɡ ɡ̤ č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌ s h m n ṇ ŋ l ḷ r
Stops:p ph b b̤ t th d d̤ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍ̤ k kh ɡ ɡ̤
Affricates:č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌
Fricatives:s h
Nasals:m n ṇ ŋ
Laterals:l ḷ
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o
Nasal Vowels:ṽ all
Syntax:SOV
Number:1698
Language:Malvi
Alternate Name:Rajasthani
Location:NW India (Madhya Pradesh)
Population:22 million
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Central
Other Sources:
Bhattacharya, Shefali. 1974. "Malvi Kinship Terms," IL 35, 119-28. E
Consonant system:
p ph t th ṭ ṭh k kh b b̤ d d̤ ḍ ḍ̤ ɡ ɡ̤ č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌ s v m n ṇ l ḷ r
Stops:p ph b b̤ t th d d̤ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍ̤ k kh ɡ ɡ̤
Affricates:č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌
Fricatives:v s
Nasals:m n ṇ
Laterals:l ḷ
Vibrants:r
Glides:j
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i
Central Vowels:ǝ
Back Vowels:u
Long Vowels:ī ē ā ū ō
Nasal Vowels:
ṽ all v̄̃ all
Stress:non-phonemic
Syntax:SOV AN
Prep/Post:POST
Number:1699
Language:Gujarati
Location:WC India (Madhya Pradesh)
Population:23 million
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Central
Dictionary:Mazmudar, M. A., ed. 1969. Gala's Advanced Dictionary (English-Gujarati ). Gomtipur, India: Gala.
Grammar:Cardona, George. 1965. A Gujarati Reference Grammar. Philadelphia: Univ of Pennsylvania Press.
TextBooks:
Lambert, H. M. 1971. Gujarati Language Course. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press.
Other Sources:
Pandit, P. B. 1957. "Nasalization, Aspiration and Murmur in Gujarati," IL 17, 165-72. Paudit, Prabodh Bechardas. 1965. Phonemic and Morphemic Frequencies of the Gujarati Language. Poona: Deccan College. Dave, Radhekant. 1967. "A Formant Analysis of the Clear, Nasalized, and Murmured Vowels in Gujarati," IL 28, 1-30. CJIL 5, 117.
Consonant system:
p ph t̪ t̪h ṭ ṭh k kh b b̤ d̪ d̪̤ ḍ ḍ̤ ɡ ɡ̤ č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌ s š v ɦ m n̪ ṇ l ḷ ɾ
Stops:p ph b b̤ t̪ t̪h d̪ d̪̤ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍ̤ k kh ɡ ɡ̤
Affricates:č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌
Fricatives:v s š ɦ
Nasals:m n̪ ṇ
Laterals:l ḷ
Vibrants:ɾ
Modified Consonants:c̄
Glides:j
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Nasal Vowels:ĩ ɛ̃ ã ũ ɔ̃
Modified Vowels:
v̤ all ṽ̤ all but e o
Diphthongs:aI aʋ
Noun Number:s p
Gender:m f n
Demonstratives:2
Pronouns:
1 4ie 2 5 *3 *6 politeness: 3 forms of 2: (1) fam, (2) pol, (3) formal.
Syntax:SOV AN GN DN NUM-N POSS-N
Prep/Post:POST
Number:1700
Language:Bhili
Alternate Name:Wagdi
Dialect:Bahelia
Location:WC India (Madhya Pradesh)
Population:2.7 million
Classification:Indo-Hittite: Indo-European: Indo-Iranian: Indic: Central
Other Sources:
Srivastava, G. P. 1968. "Bahelia Phonology," IL 29, 67-79. E WPF
Consonant system:
p ph t̪ t̪h ṭ ṭh k kh b b̤ d̪ d̪̤ ḍ ḍ̤ ɡ ɡ̤ č čh ɡ̌ ɡ̤̌ s̪ h v m m̤ n̪ n̪̤ ŋ l l̤ r r̤ ɾ̣ ɾ̣̤
Stops:p ph b b̤ t̪ t̪h d̪ d̪̤ ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍ̤ k kh ɡ ɡ̤