Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
17 consonants
4 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | b | · | td | · | kg | ʔ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ŋ | · | ||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | v | sz | · | · | · | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | · |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | · |