Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
19 consonants
9 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | k | ʔ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | ɲ | ŋ | · | ||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | f | s | · | · | h | ||||||
| Affricate | · | · | · | tɕ | · | · | ||||||
| Approximant | · | ʋ | · | j | w | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | ɯu |
| Close-mid | e | · | ɤo |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(C)