Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
21 consonants
7 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | cɟ | kg | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | ŋ | |||||
| Trill | · | r | · | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | · | sz | ɕʑ | · | xɣ | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | |||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | · | · | |||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | ɯu |
| Close-mid | · | ɵ | · |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)(C)V(V)(C)Phonological Rules
/d/ → [dʷ] / _a /b/ → [bʷ] / _a /g/ → [gʷ] / _a
Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 25 transcribed dictionary entries (88 total tokens)
/a/
19 (21.6%)
/j/
6 (6.8%)
/t/
6 (6.8%)
/m/
5 (5.7%)
/ɕ/
5 (5.7%)
/ɵ/
4 (4.5%)
/i/
4 (4.5%)
/w/
4 (4.5%)
/ə/
4 (4.5%)
/b/
4 (4.5%)
/u/
4 (4.5%)
/ŋ/
3 (3.4%)
/n/
3 (3.4%)
/r/
3 (3.4%)
/d/
2 (2.3%)
/x/
2 (2.3%)
/k/
2 (2.3%)
/z/
2 (2.3%)
/y/
2 (2.3%)
/s/
1 (1.1%)
/g/
1 (1.1%)
/ɯ/
1 (1.1%)
/l/
1 (1.1%)