Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
29 consonants
8 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | ʈɖ | · | kg | · | ||||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | · | · | ɴ | ||||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | fv | · | ʃ | · | ç | ʍ | ʁ | ||||||||
| Lateral fricative | · | · | ɬ | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Affricate | · | · | tsdz | tʃdʒ | · | · | kxgɣ | · | ||||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | · | j | · | · | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | ɯu |
| Close-mid | · | · | o |
| Open-mid | ɛœ | · | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | · | · | ɑ |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)(C)CV(V)C(C)Phonological Rules
/n/ becomes [ɴ] before /ʁ/ /n/ becomes [ŋ] before /x/