Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
2 consonants
12 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Alveolar | Palatal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trill | r | · | ||
| Approximant | · | j | ||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | · |
| Close-mid | e | · | · |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɜ | ʌɔ |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | ɒ |
Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 38 transcribed dictionary entries (58 total tokens)
/aɪ/
11 (19%)
/ɔː/
9 (15.5%)
/ʌ/
6 (10.3%)
/æ/
6 (10.3%)
/ɛ/
6 (10.3%)
/r/
5 (8.6%)
/iː/
5 (8.6%)
/ə/
3 (5.2%)
/ɜː/
3 (5.2%)
/ɪ/
2 (3.4%)
/uː/
1 (1.7%)
/ɒ/
1 (1.7%)