Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
14 consonants
9 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | b | · | td | · | k | ʔ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | · | ŋ | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | v | · | ʃʒ | · | h | ||||||
| Lateral fricative | · | · | ɬ | · | · | · | ||||||
| Affricate | · | · | · | tʃdʒ | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Open | · | ä | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(C)