Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
13 consonants
5 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | · | · | k | ʔ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | ŋ | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | s | ʃ | · | · | h | ||||||
| Affricate | · | ts | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)(G)V(C)Phonological Rules
/s/ → [ʃ] / _ i, j
/ts/ → [tʃ] / _ i, j
/n/ → [ŋ] / _ k
/p, t, k/ → [p̚, t̚, k̚] / _# or _C
V → [Ṽ] / _ {m, n, ŋ}