Sound inventory and phonological rules
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | kg | · | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | ŋ | · | |||||
| Trill | · | r | · | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | · | s | · | · | h | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | j | w | · | |||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | · | · | |||||
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Open | a | · | · |
(C)V(C)kʷ -> k / _ u gʷ -> g / _ u kʷ -> k / u _ gʷ -> g / u _ p -> b / V _ V t -> d / V _ V k -> g / V _ V a -> u / u C _ a -> i / i C _ n -> m / _ p n -> m / _ b ŋ -> m / _ p ŋ -> m / _ b n -> ŋ / _ k n -> ŋ / _ g