Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
19 consonants
6 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | · | kg | q | ʔ | |||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | · | ɴ | · | |||||||
| Trill | · | r | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | sz | ɕ | · | x | · | h | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | · | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(n/k/ɴ/r)Phonological Rules
/t, d, s, z/ → [tɕ, dʑ, ɕ, ʑ] / _{i, ɛ}
/ɕ/ → [ɕʲ ~ ɕ]
/ɴ/ → [ŋ] / _{k,g,x}
/ɴ/ → [n] / elsewhere
/z/ → [s] / #_