Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
21 consonants
8 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kg | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ɲ | · | ||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | ʃʒ | · | x | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | j | w | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | ɫ | · | ʎ | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | · |
| Close-mid | ø | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |