Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
18 consonants
8 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Velar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | · | td | · | kg | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | n | · | · | ||||||
| Trill | · | · | · | r | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | θð | sz | ʃʒ | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | · | l | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open | · | · | ɑ |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(V)(C)(C)