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Phonology

Sound inventory and phonological rules

20 consonants
5 vowels

Consonant Inventory

MannerBilabialLabiodentalDentalAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Plosive
pb
·
·
td
·
kg
·
Nasal
m
·
·
n
·
ŋ
·
Trill
·
·
·
r
·
·
·
Fricative
·
f
θð
sz
·
ɣ
h
Approximant
·
·
·
·
j
w
·
Lateral approximant
·
·
·
l
·
·
·

Vowel Inventory

HeightFrontCentralBack
Close
i
·
u
Close-mid
e
··
Open-mid··
ɔ
Open··
ɑ

Syllable Structure

CV, CVV, CVC, CVCC

Phonological Rules

/s/ → [z] / V_V
/ɸ/ → [β] / V_V
/θ/ → [ð] / V_V
/b/ → [β] / V_V
/d/ → [ð] / V_V
/g/ → [ɣ] / V_V
/g/ → [j] / _V
/β/ → [ɸ] / _#
/ð/ → [θ] / _#
/z/ → [s] / _#