/ˈaɪ.pə/

Daur

Family: Mongolic-Khitan · Eurasia · ISO dta · Glottolog
45
Consonants
12
Vowels

The phoneme inventory below shows every sound that functions as a meaningful unit in Daur — a Mongolic-Khitan language spoken in Eurasia . With 57 phonemes, it has a relatively large inventory compared to the world's languages. Sounds marked with a dashed border (*) are marginal: they appear only in loanwords or highly specialized contexts and are not part of the core phonological system.

Consonants

affricate

tsʰ ~ ts ~ t̠ʃʷ ~ t̠ʃ ~ t̠ʃʰ ~ t̠ʃʷʰ ~ ʈʂʰ ~ ʈʂ ~

approximant

w ~ j ~

fricative

f ~ xʲ ~ x ~ xʷ ~

lateral fricative

lʲ ~ l ~

nasal

n ~ nʲ ~ mʷ ~ m ~ mʲ ~ ŋ ~

sibilant fricative

s ~ sʷ ~ ʃ ~ ʃʷ ~ ʐ ~

stop

tʰ ~ tʷ ~ t ~ tʲʰ ~ tʲ ~ tʷʰ ~ p ~ pʲʰ ~ pʰ ~ pʲ ~ kʷʰ ~ kʰ ~ kʲ ~ kʷ ~ kʲʰ ~ k ~

trill

r ~ rʲ ~

Vowels

u̯ ~ ɔː ~ uː ~ u ~ ɔ ~ i ~ iː ~ i̯ ~ ɑ ~ ɑː ~ əː ~ ə ~

* Marginal phoneme — occurs only in loanwords or rare contexts.

How large is this inventory?

Smaller (11) Average (36) Larger (141)
57
phonemes

Daur has 57 phonemes, placing it in the 90th percentile of languages by inventory size — a notably large inventory.

Compared to English

For English speakers learning Daur, these are the sounds that will require the most focused practice.

In Daur, not in English (43)

These sounds don't exist in English — English speakers will need to learn them from scratch.

tsʰ t̠ʃʷ t̠ʃʰ t̠ʃʷʰ ʈʂʰ ʈʂ xʲ x xʷ lʲ nʲ mʷ mʲ sʷ ʃʷ ʐ tʰ tʷ t tʲʰ tʲ tʷʰ p pʲʰ pʲ kʷʰ kʰ kʲ kʷ kʲʰ k r rʲ u̯ ɔː uː u ɔ i̯ ɑ ɑː əː ə

In English, not in Daur (31)

English speakers learning Daur won't use these sounds — they'll need to suppress them.

h e oː b d ʊ z ɡ ʒ v d̠ʒ ɛ ɒ ɐ ð θ ɘ ɹ kx ɐː ʉː iə eə oe æe ɑe ɵː æo ɐʉ ɒɯ ʉə
Full phoneme comparison: English vs Daur →

Most phonologically similar languages

Ranked by Jaccard similarity — the proportion of phonemes shared relative to the combined inventory of both languages.

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Compare Daur with another language

See which sounds are shared and which are unique.

vs Hakka Chinese vs SEDANG vs Kharia vs Bhumij vs Kota vs Burushaski vs Kabardian vs Lak vs Ket vs Yao