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Appendix:Kalasha pronunciation

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The following tables show the IPA and recognized dictionary symbols which are used to represent the various sounds of the Kalasha language

IPA American English National Institute of Pakistan Studies (Latin script) National Institute of Pakistan Studies (Urdu script) Example
b b b ب bihík, بيِهيِک
bh bh بھ bhay, bhãgut
ch č چ kačénḍuk, čew
h ch(h) čh چهـ čhamaní, čhu
tʂ (ʈʂ) č̣ peč̣, drač̣
h (ʈʂh) č̣h tʂutʂʰu
d d d د dandóyak, dénta
dh dh دهـ dharik, adhe
ɖ ڈ ónrak, óŋga
ɖʱ ɖh ڈهـ ɖʱuɕak
dz (d͡z) dz dz ځ dzẽest, dzon
dʐ (d͡ʐ)/ɖʐ (ɖ͡ʐ) ʈʂãɖʐa, ɖʐaʈʂ
g g g گ goṣṭ, agar
ɡʱ gh gh گهـ gheri, ghut'
h h h هـ بيِهيِک, hányak
j ǰ ج ǰuwári, ajatman
d͡ʑ d͡ʑad͡ʑ
dʒʱ jh ǰh جهـ ǰhóna
k k k ک kakawáŋk
kh kh kh کهـ kh
ɭ ل﯀ asék
l l l ل l
m m m م meharbáni
n n n ن náṭim
ŋ ng ŋ raŋ, preháŋk
p p p پ púruṣgúạk
ph ph ph پ phaysalá
r r r ر truna c'hir
s s s س sawzék
ʂ iárik
ʃ sh š ش šakhór, shak
t t t ت tus'ul'ek
ʈ paiŋgél
th th th تهـ thum
ʈh h aṭhí
ts ts ts څ Tsiyam, tstsaw
tsh tsh tsh څهـ tshirtsharek
w w w و waréša
j y y يـ yagi
z z z ز za
ʐ z' z'ar
ʒ zh ž ژ žum

The phonemes /x ɣ q/ are found in loanwords. Also, the phonemes /ɽ ɳ ɲ/ may be found in the Kalasha language; there is evidence of the occurrence of the phonemes /t͡ɕ d͡ʑ ɕ ʑ d͡ʑh t͡ɕh/