Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
12 consonants
9 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | c | k | · | |||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | ɸβ | s | ç | · | h | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | j | ɰ | · | |||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | · | · | ɯu |
| Near-close | ɪʏ | · | · |
| Close-mid | · | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | · | · | ɔ |
| Open | a | · | ɑ |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)