Voiceless Retroflex Sibilant - Occurrence

Occurrence

In the following transcriptions, diacritics may be used to distinguish between apical and laminal .

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Abkhaz амш 'day' See Abkhaz phonology
Adyghe пшъашъэ 'girl'
Chinese Mandarin shí 'stone' See Mandarin phonology
Faroese rs 'eighty'
Malayalam കഷ്ടി 'scarce'
Norwegian forsamling 'gathering' See Norwegian phonology
Pashto southern dialect ښودل 'to show'
Polish szum 'rustle' See Polish phonology
Russian шут 'fool' See Russian phonology
Sicilian strata 'street'
Slovak šatka 'kerchief'
Swedish fors 'rapids' See Swedish phonology
Telugu అభిలాషి 'person who wishes'
Toda (clan name)
Torwali ? 'thin rope'
Ubykh 'head' See Ubykh phonology
Vietnamese Southern dialects sữa 'milk' See Vietnamese phonology
Yi shy 'gold'
Zapotec Tilquiapan Allophone of /ʃ/ before and

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