Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
23 consonants
12 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | · | td | · | · | kg | · | ||||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | n | · | · | ŋ | · | ||||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | θð | sz | ʃʒ | · | · | h | ||||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | ɹ | · | j | w | · | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | · | l | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ʌɔ |
| Open | a | · | ɑ |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)(C)Phonological Rules
/p/ → [pʰ] / #_V (aspiration word-initially before vowels) /t/ → [tʰ] / #_V /k/ → [kʰ] / #_V /n/ → [ŋ] / _k (place assimilation before velars) /θ/ → [ð] / V_V /V/ → [ə] / (unstressed syllable)