Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
14 consonants
6 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | · | kg | · | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | ŋ | · | ||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | s | ʃ | · | · | h | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | · | ɘ | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |