Persian language
Phonology
:Main article: Persian phonology
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The Persian language has six vowels and twenty-three consonants, including two affricates /?/ (ch) and /?/ (j).
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Historically, Persian distinguished length: the long vowels {{IPA|/i:/}}, {{IPA|/u:/}}, {{IPA|/ɑ:/}} contrasting with the short vowels {{IPA|/e/}}, {{IPA|/o/}}, {{IPA|/æ/}} respectively. Modern spoken Persian, however, generally does not make this distinction anymore.
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Consonants
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labial
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alveolars
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post-alveolars
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velars
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glottals
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voiceless stops {{IPA|p}}
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{{IPA|t}} {{IPA|ʧ}}
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{{IPA|k}} {{IPA|ʔ}}
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voiced stops {{IPA|b}}
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{{IPA|d}} {{IPA|ʤ}}
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{{IPA|g}}
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voiceless fricatives {{IPA|f}}
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{{IPA|s}} {{IPA|ʃ}}
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{{IPA|x}} {{IPA|h}}
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voiced fricatives {{IPA|v}}
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{{IPA|z}}
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{{IPA|ʒ}}
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{{IPA|ɣ}}
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nasals {{IPA|m}}
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{{IPA|n}}
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liquids {{IPA|l}}, {{IPA|r}}
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glides
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{{IPA|j}}
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Note that {{IPA|/ʧ/}} and {{IPA|/ʤ/}} are affricates, not stops.
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| ► | Dialects and close languages |
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| ► | Phonology |
| ► | Grammar |
| ► | Vocabulary |
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