Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
22 consonants
7 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | ɟ | kg | · | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ɲ | ŋ | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | v | sz | ʃʒ | · | x | h | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | · | w | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | ʎ | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | · |
| Mid | e̞ | · | · |
| Open-mid | · | · | ɔ |
| Open | a | · | ɑ |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(C)(C)