Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
22 consonants
10 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | · | · | kɡ | · | |||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | · | ŋ | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | ɸβ | · | ɕ | · | ç | x | h | |||||||
| Affricate | · | dz | · | · | tɕdʑ | · | · | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | j | w | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | · | ɭ | · | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | ɯu |
| Close-mid | eø | · | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ʌ |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(C)(C)