Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
16 consonants
5 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Velar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | · | td | · | kg | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | n | · | · | ||||||
| Trill | · | · | · | r | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | f | θ | s | ʃ | x | ||||||
| Affricate | · | · | · | ts | · | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | · | ɫ | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | · | ä | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)V(V)(C)(C)Phonological Rules
/r/ --> [ɾ] / V_V /r/ --> [ɾ] / #_