Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
21 consonants
5 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | kg | · | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ŋ | · | ||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | ɸβ | θð | sz | · | ɣ | h | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | · |
| Open-mid | · | · | ɔ |
| Open | · | · | ɑ |
Syllable Structure
CV, CVV, CVC, CVCCPhonological Rules
/s/ → [z] / V_V /ɸ/ → [β] / V_V /θ/ → [ð] / V_V /b/ → [β] / V_V /d/ → [ð] / V_V /g/ → [ɣ] / V_V /g/ → [j] / _V /β/ → [ɸ] / _# /ð/ → [θ] / _# /z/ → [s] / _#