Phonology

Sound inventory and phonological rules

7 consonants
5 vowels

Consonant Inventory

MannerAlveolarVelar
Plosive
t
k
Nasal
n
ŋ
Fricative
s
x
Lateral approximant
l
·

Vowel Inventory

HeightFrontCentralBack
Close
i
·
u
Open-mid
ɛ
·
ɔ
Open·
ä
·

Syllable Structure

(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)

Phonological Rules

/t:/ → [ts] / _#
/k:/  → [kx] / _#
/k/  → [x] / _#
/t/  → [s] / _#
/i/  → [j] / _ɛ
/i/  → [j] / ɛ_
/u/ → [w] / _ɔ
/l/ → [l̥] / t_
/l/ → [l̥] / k_