Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
18 consonants
11 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | · | · | t | · | k | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | · | θð | s | ç | xɣ | ||||||
| Approximant | · | ʋ | · | ɹ | · | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | · | l | ʎ | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Open | a | · | ɑ |