Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
5 consonants
2 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Alveolar | Palatal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | t | c | ||
| Trill | r | · | ||
| Tap/Flap | ɾ | · | ||
| Approximant | ɹ | · | ||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | · | ɨ | · |
| Near-open | · | ɐ | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)CV(C)(C)(C)(C)(C)Phonological Rules
/t/ → [t̚] / _# (non-releasing of unaspirated plosives word-finally) /t/ → [tⁿ] / _n (Nasal releasing of unaspirated plosives before nasal of same POA)
Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 6 transcribed dictionary entries (22 total tokens)
/n/
5 (22.7%)
/a/
5 (22.7%)
/b/
3 (13.6%)
/m/
2 (9.1%)
/ʔ/
2 (9.1%)
/l/
2 (9.1%)
/aː/
1 (4.5%)
/ɨː/
1 (4.5%)
/s/
1 (4.5%)