Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
16 consonants
9 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | · | kg | ʔ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| Trill | · | r | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | sz | ɕʑ | · | · | · | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Close-mid | e | ɵ | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | · | · | ʌ |
| Open | a | · | · |