Sound inventory and phonological rules
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | kg | q | ʔ | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ŋ | · | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | · | xɣ | · | h | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | · | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | ɤo |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | ɑ |