Phonology
Oriya has 28 consonant phonemes and 6 vowel phonemes.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Low | a | ɔ |
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless stops | p pʰ |
t̪ t̪ʰ |
ʈ ʈʰ |
t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ |
k kʰ |
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| Voiced stops | b bʱ |
d̪ d̪ʱ |
ɖ ɖʱ |
d͡ʒ d͡ʒʱ |
ɡ ɡʱ |
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| Voiceless fricatives | s | h | |||||
| Nasals | m | n | ɳ | ||||
| Liquids | l, r | ɭ |
Final vowels are standard and pronounced.
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