Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
14 consonants
15 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | b | · | d | c | kg | · | ||||||
| Nasal | · | · | n | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | f | sz | · | xɣ | h | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | ɯu |
| Close-mid | e | ɵ | ɤo |
| Mid | e̞ø̞ | · | · |
| Open-mid | œ | · | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | aɶ | ä | ɑ |