Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
14 consonants
5 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | kg | · | |||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | |||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | · | v | z | · | h | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | w | · | |||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | |||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | · |