Puxi (sout2728-4)

Huang, Chenglong. A Reference Grammar of the Puxi Variety of Qiang. 2004. hh:g:Huang:Puxi

Consonants (35)

pʰ p b	tʰ t d				kʰ k g		qʰ q
	tsʰ ts dz	tʂʰ tʂ dʐ	tɕʰ tɕ dʑ
f	s z	ʂ ʐ	ɕ				χ ʁ
m	n		ȵ		ŋ
				j		w
	l

Vowels (16)

i (iʵ) y (yʵ)		u uʵ
e eʵ	ə əʵ	o (oʵ)
	a (aʵ)	ɑ ɑʵ

Diphthongs (6)

ei̯	əi̯ əu̯	ou̯
	ai̯	ɑu̯

Syllabic consonants (1)

m̩

Tones (2)

˥ ˩

Notes

As usual for our handling of Qiangic, we interpret non-syllabic /i u/ medials as /j w/.

The rhotic vowels marked as marginal only appear in morphologically derived forms.

Allophonic rules

ʂ > ʑ / _{dʑ m ȵ}
ʂ > ɕ / _{pi pje tɕ}
ɕ > ʑ / b_ (maybe - the interpretation of the initial cluster /bʑ/ is unclear)
m > m̥ / {ʂ χ}_
n > n̥ / ʂ_
ȵ > ȵ̥ / ʂ_
l > ɬ / {ʂ χ}_
i > ʑ / $_
i > j / $_
u > v / $_ in polysyllables and Southwest Mandarin loans
u > u̥ / _[-stress]#
u > w / $_ in monosyllables