Chutlan or Cuwt:ltan is a language spoken by indigenous people of southern Shingtsun, in and around the Cuwt:ltan Nation.
Phonology
Vowels
Monophthongs
|
Front |
Back
|
| low |
high |
falling |
low |
high |
falling
|
| Closed
|
Oral |
ì |
í |
îː |
ù |
ú |
ûː
|
| Nasalized |
ĩ̀ |
ĩ́ |
|
ũ̀ |
ṹ |
|
| Mid
|
Oral |
ɛ̀ |
ɛ́ |
ɛ̂ː |
ɤ̀ |
ɤ́ |
ɤ̂ː
|
| Nasalized |
ɛ̃̀ |
ɛ̃́ |
|
ɤ̃̀ |
ɤ̃́ |
|
| Open
|
Oral |
|
|
|
à |
á |
âː
|
| Nasalized |
|
|
|
ɑ̃̀ |
ɑ̃́ |
|
Diphthongs
|
|
Unrounded
|
Rounded
|
| Rising
|
Falling
|
Rising
|
Falling
|
| Closed
|
ɤ̌i
|
ɤ̂i
|
œ̌u
|
œ̂u
|
| Open
|
ǎi
|
âi
|
ɒ̌o
|
ɒ̂o
|
Consonants
|
|
Labial
|
Alveolar
|
Retroflex-Palatal
|
Palatal
|
Velar
|
Uvular-Glottal
|
| Normal
|
Lateral
|
Sibilant
|
| Nasal
|
m
|
n
|
ⁿl
|
ⁿz
|
ɳ~ɲ
|
|
ŋ
|
|
| Plosives
|
Lenis
|
p
|
t
|
tˡ
|
ts
|
ʈ~c
|
|
g
|
ʔ
|
| Fortis
|
pʰ
|
tʰ
|
tɬʰ
|
tsʰ
|
ʈʰ~cʰ
|
|
k
|
|
| Fricatives,
Approximants
|
Unvoiced
|
ɸ
|
|
ɬ
|
s
|
ʂ~ɕ
|
ç
|
|
χ
|
| Voiced
|
β
|
|
l
|
z
|
ʐ~ʑ
|
ʝ
|
|
ʁ
|