Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
11 consonants
6 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | b | · | td | c | kg | |||||
| Nasal | · | · | n | · | · | |||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | · | f | s | · | · | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | w | |||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | · |
Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 49 transcribed dictionary entries (144 total tokens)
/k/
25 (17.4%)
/b/
20 (13.9%)
/d/
18 (12.5%)
/e/
13 (9%)
/i/
11 (7.6%)
/n/
11 (7.6%)
/h/
8 (5.6%)
/r/
7 (4.9%)
/s/
7 (4.9%)
/t/
5 (3.5%)
/m/
5 (3.5%)
/y/
5 (3.5%)
/v/
5 (3.5%)
/w/
2 (1.4%)
/g/
2 (1.4%)