Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
16 consonants
8 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | · | td | · | · | k | q | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | ŋ | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | s | ʃʒ | · | · | · | ||||||
| Lateral fricative | · | ɬ | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| Approximant | · | ɹ | · | j | ɰ | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | · | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close-mid | eø | ɘɵ | ɤo |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |