Greek Consonant Sounds

			Bilabial	Labiodental	Interdental	Dental/Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Stops		vd.	β [b]			δ [d]		γ [g]
	unasp.	vl.	π [p]			τ [t]		κ [k]
	asp	vl.	φ (?) [ph]			θ (?) [th]		χ (?) [kh]
Affricates	grooved	vd.				ζ [dz]
		vl.	ψ [ps]					ξ [ks]
Fricatives	flat	vd.
		vl.	φ (?) [p]	φ [f]	θ [th/θ]			χ [kh/χ]
	grooved	vd.				ζ  (?) [z]
		vl.				σ [s]
Nasals		vd.	μ [m]			ν [n]		γ [ng/ŋ]
Laterals		vd.				λ [l]
Flaps		vd.				ρ (?) [ř]
Trills		vd.				ρ (?) [r̃]
Glides		vd.	υ [w]				ι [y]
		vl.	υ [wh]

Greek Vowel Sounds

		Front		Mid		Backɔ
		Unrounded	Rounded	Unrounded	Rounded	Unrounded	Rounded
High	Lax	ι [i]	υ [ü]				ου [u]
	Tense	ι (?) [ι]
Mid	Lax	η [e]					ο/ω [o]
	Tense	ε [ε]					ο [ο]
Low	Lax						ο (?) [ɔ]
	Tense			α

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