Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
26 consonants
7 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kg | · | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ɲ | ŋ | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | ʃʒ | ç | · | h | |||||||
| Lateral fricative | · | · | ɬ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Affricate | · | · | · | tʃdʒ | · | · | · | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | j | w | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | ʎ | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Open | · | · | ɑ |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)V(V)(C)Phonological Rules
/n/ → [ɲ] / __ {i, y, e, ø}
/k/ → [c] / __ {i, y, e, ø}
/ɡ/ → [ɟ] / __ {i, y, e, ø}
/ŋ/ → [ŋɡ] / __ #
/s/ → [z] / __ {b, d, ɡ, v, z, ʒ}
/t/ → [ɾ] / V __ V
/k/ → [ɣ] / V __ V
/p/ → [β] / V __ V
/ə/ → [ʌ] / __ #