Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
19 consonants
10 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Pharyngeal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kg | · | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | ʜ | |||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | ʃʒ | · | · | · | |||||||
| Approximant | · | ʋ | · | · | j | · | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | u |
| Close-mid | eø | · | ɤo |
| Open-mid | · | ɜ | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | · | · | ɒ |
Phonological Rules
/χ/ → [ç] / (V)_(V)