Sound inventory and phonological rules
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | kɡ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | · | |||
| Trill | · | r | · | |||
| Fricative | · | s | x | |||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | |||
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | · | ä | · |
CV/i/ --> [j] / _V
Distribution of phonemes across 115 transcribed dictionary entries (442 total tokens)