The place of articulation of the consonants /s/, /z/, /n/, /ɾ/ and /l/ is claimed to be alveolar in Western Balochi, while at least the /ɾ/ is claimed to be dental in Southern Balochi.
* Соколов С. Н. Грамматический очерк языка белуджей Советского Союза // "Труды Института языкознания АН СССР.