Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
20 consonants
10 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | · | c | kg | · | |||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Trill | · | r | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | sz | ɕʒ | ʂʐ | · | · | h | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | j | w | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | ɘ | o |
| Open-mid | œ | · | ɔ |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |