Kubachi (alternatively Kubachin) is a language in the Dargin dialect continuum spoken in Dagestan, Russia, by Kubachi people. It is often considered a divergent dialect of Dargwa, but it has also historically been portrayed as a separate language. Ethnologue lists it as a separate language.
Phonology
Vowels +Vowel phonemes of KubachiFrontBackplainphar.plainphar.closeshort у u уӀ ülong уу uu ууӀ üünear-closeshort и i иӀ ïlong ии ii ииӀ ïïopen-midshort е e еӀ ëlong ee ee eeӀ ëëopenshort а a аӀ älong aa aa aaӀ ää
Consonants The glottal stop transcribed here is named rather ambiguously a "glottalic laryngeal" by both sources. +Consonant phonemes of KubachiBilabialDentalAlveolarPalatalVelarUvularPharyngealGlottalplainlabializedplainlabializedNasal м m н nPlosivevoiced б b д d г g гв gw гӀ ÿ ъ yaspirated п p т t к k кв kw къ q къв qwfortis пп pp тт tt кк kk ккв kkw ккъ qq ккъв qqwejective пӀ pʼ тӀ tʼ кӀ kʼ кӀв kʼw кь qʼ кьв qʼwAffricateaspirated ц c ч ç хъ qx хъв qxwfortis цц cc чч ççejective цӀ cʼ чӀ çʼFricativevoiced з z ж ẑ гъ ĝ гъв ĝw хӀ ħ гь hplain с s ш ş хь ĵ хьв ĵw х x хв xwfortis сс ss шш şş ххь ĵĵ ххьв ĵĵw хх xx ххв xxwTrill р rApproximant в v л l й j The original Dargwic phoneme in Kubachi has become or disappeared, lengthening the neighboring vowel.
Alphabet
А аБ бВ вГ гГъ гъГь гьД дЕ еЁ ёЖ жЗ зИ иЙ йК кКк ккКъ къКь кьКӀ кӀЛ лМ мН нО оП пПп ппПӀ пӀР рС сСс ссТ тТт ттТӀ тӀУ уФ фХ хХх ххХъ хъХь хьХьхь хьхьХӀ хӀЦ цЦц ццЦӀ цӀЧ чЧч ччЧӀ чӀШ шШш шшЪ ъЭ эЮ юЯ я
References
External links Kubachins on everyculture.com