Elaborating the Consonant Phonemes in Baluchi Makrani Dialect based on Burquest’s Model of Phonology (2001)

The present study aims at elucidating the consonant Phonemes in the Baluchi Makrani Dialect Based on Burquest’s model of phonology (2001). The study participants included 40 individuals (25 males and 15 females aged 30 to 80) incapable of reading and writing. Out of the 25 male participants, six were above 70. The field data were collected by recording the participants’ free speech and purposively by asking questions, writing, and recording the answers. Most library data are pertinent to epical poems composed by the late Kamalan, an epical-style poet, before his death. The phonological data of the research were mostly obtained by recording the participants’ voices in .wav format and exporting them to a computer. The data were then transcribed into word documents, and the required information was extracted. The text data typed in .doc format were subjected to using the Microsoft Word search tab to test phonemic sequences and their frequencies. Spectrograms were utilized to determine the acoustic specifications of consonant phonemes, like being aspirated or voiced or not. The investigations indicated that the dialect has 21 consonants in its phonemic system.