Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
24 consonants
10 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kg | · | · | ||||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | fv | sz | ʃʒ | · | · | χ | h | ||||||||
| Affricate | · | · | · | tʃ | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Approximant | · | · | ɹ | · | j | w | · | · | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | ʎ | · | · | · | ||||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ʌ |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
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