Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
23 consonants
5 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kɡ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ɲ | · | ||||||
| Trill | ʙ | · | r | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | ɸβ | θ | sz | ʃʒ | ʝ | x | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | ʎ | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
VCCV