Leco
Language code
lec
Location
15°00'54"S 67°50'02"W
Family
Isolate
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| Aspirated stop | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
| Creaky stop/affricate | pʼ | tʼ | tʃʼ | kʼ | ||
| Plain/voiced stop | p b | t d | k | |||
| Affricate | ts | tʃ | ||||
| Fricative | s z | h | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||
| Tap, flap | ɾ | |||||
| Lateral | l |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| High | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
Suprasegmental
None
Bibliography
Van de Kerke, Simon. 2009. El Leko. Mily Crevels and Pieter Muysken (eds.), Lenguas de Bolivia, vol. 1: Ámbito andino. La Paz: Plural Editores.
Notes
We have interpreted the <é> in the original source as /ɨ/. The author indicates that the segment is further back than [i] (p.c.).