Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
17 consonants
8 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | td | · | ɟ | · | ɢ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | · | · | ɴ | ||||||
| Fricative | ɸβ | sz | ɕʑ | · | · | ʁ | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | · | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | · | · | ʟ | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | · |
| Near-close | · | · | ʊ |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ʌɔ |
| Open | a | · | ɒ |