Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
21 consonants
12 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | · | kg | · | · | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | · | ɳ | · | ŋ | ɴ | · | |||||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | ɕʒ | · | · | x | · | h | |||||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | · | j | · | · | · | |||||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | eø | ɘ | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | ä | · |