Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
22 consonants
5 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kɡ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ɲ | · | ||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | ɕʑ | · | x | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | j | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | ʎ | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | · |