Kalash phonology

Below is set out the phonology of the Kalash Language.

Consonants
As with other Dardic languages, the phonemic status of the breathy voiced series is debatable. Some analyses are unsure of whether they are phonemic or simply lexical—i.e., clusters of consonants with /h/.

The phonemes /x ɣ q/ are found in loanwords.

Comparative
The following table compares Kalash words to their cognates in other Indo-Aryan languages.