Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
14 consonants
6 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | t | · | k | q | ʔ | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | β | f | · | · | x | χ | · | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | · | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | · | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | · |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | · | · | ɔ |
| Open | a | · | ɒ |