Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
9 consonants
5 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | · | · | · | · | k | |||||
| Nasal | · | n | · | · | ŋ | |||||
| Tap/Flap | · | ɾ | · | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | θ | · | ʃ | · | x | |||||
| Lateral fricative | · | ɬ | · | · | · | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | · | |||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Open | · | ä | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(C)