Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
30 consonants
12 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | · | td | · | c | kg | · | ||||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | n | · | · | ŋ | · | ||||||||
| Trill | · | · | · | r | · | · | · | ʀ | ||||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | fv | θð | sz | ɕʑ | · | xɣ | · | ||||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | ɹ | · | j | w | · | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | · | l | · | ʎ | · | · | ||||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | u |
| Near-close | · | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | ɵ | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Near-open | · | ɐ | · |
| Open | a | · | · |