Sound inventory and phonological rules
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | · | kg | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | ŋ | |||||
| Trill | · | r | · | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | ɸβ | sz | ʃʑ | · | xɣ | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | · | |||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | · | · | |||||
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | ɯu |
| Close-mid | ø | · | ɤo |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | · | · | ɑɒ |
(C)(C)V(C)/i/ → [j] / _V /u/ → [w] / _V