Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
14 consonants
5 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | kg | · | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | · | |||||
| Tap/Flap | · | ɾ | · | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | · | s | · | · | h | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | j | w | · | |||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | · | · | |||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)V(C)Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 24 transcribed dictionary entries (97 total tokens)
/s/
11 (11.3%)
/a/
10 (10.3%)
/i/
8 (8.2%)
/d/
7 (7.2%)
/u/
7 (7.2%)
/l/
6 (6.2%)
/b/
6 (6.2%)
/n/
6 (6.2%)
/k/
6 (6.2%)
/ɾ/
5 (5.2%)
/o/
4 (4.1%)
/e/
4 (4.1%)
/w/
4 (4.1%)
/t/
4 (4.1%)
/m/
3 (3.1%)
/j/
3 (3.1%)
/ɡ/
2 (2.1%)
/pː/
1 (1%)