Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
16 consonants
8 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | t | · | ɖ | c | ɡ | q | ʔ | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | ɱ | n | · | · | · | ŋ | · | · | |||||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɺ | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||||
| Fricative | · | · | z | ʃ | · | · | · | · | h | |||||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Near-close | · | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)CVVC