Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
11 consonants
6 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | kg | |||
| Nasal | m | n | · | |||
| Tap/Flap | · | ɾ | · | |||
| Fricative | · | s | · | |||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | |||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | · |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(V)(C)Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 117 transcribed dictionary entries (419 total tokens)
/i/
75 (17.9%)
/a/
50 (11.9%)
/e/
30 (7.2%)
/s/
29 (6.9%)
/o/
29 (6.9%)
/ɾ/
20 (4.8%)
/m/
20 (4.8%)
/n/
19 (4.5%)
/f/
18 (4.3%)
/l/
15 (3.6%)
/t/
15 (3.6%)
/k/
14 (3.3%)
/oː/
13 (3.1%)
/aː/
13 (3.1%)
/p/
12 (2.9%)
/g/
12 (2.9%)
/u/
9 (2.1%)
/iː/
6 (1.4%)
/w/
6 (1.4%)
/b/
4 (1%)
/uː/
4 (1%)
/d/
3 (0.7%)
/eː/
2 (0.5%)
/sː/
1 (0.2%)