Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
13 consonants
7 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Uvular | Glottal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | q | ʔ | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɴ | · | ||||
| Trill | ʙ | r | ʀ | · | ||||
| Fricative | ɸ | s | · | h | ||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | · | · | ɔ |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)V(N) - C = consonant, V = vowel, N = nasal consonant, () = optionalPhonological Rules
/p/→[b] / V_V /t/→[d] / V_V /q/→[ɢ] / V_V /ɸ/→[β] / V_V /s/→[z] / V_V /ʀ̥/→[ʀ] / V_V /B/→[bʷ] / V_V /n/→[N] / _q /u/→[ɯ] / m_ /u/→[ɯ] / b_ /u/→[ɯ] / bb_ /u/→[ɯ] / f_ /o/→[ɤ] / m_ /o/→[ɤ] / b_ /o/→[ɤ] / bb_ /o/→[ɤ] / f_ /ɔ/→[ʌ] / m_ /ɔ/→[ʌ] / b_ /ɔ/→[ʌ] / bb_ /ɔ/→[ʌ] / f_
Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 22 transcribed dictionary entries (77 total tokens)
/i/
13 (16.9%)
/a/
9 (11.7%)
/n/
6 (7.8%)
/ə/
5 (6.5%)
/t/
5 (6.5%)
/m/
5 (6.5%)
/s/
5 (6.5%)
/tʰ/
4 (5.2%)
/o/
4 (5.2%)
/p/
3 (3.9%)
/ɸ/
3 (3.9%)
/ɔ/
2 (2.6%)
/ʔ/
2 (2.6%)
/ɴ/
2 (2.6%)
/u/
2 (2.6%)
/r/
2 (2.6%)
/qʰ/
1 (1.3%)
/q/
1 (1.3%)
/h/
1 (1.3%)
/ʙ/
1 (1.3%)
/pʰ/
1 (1.3%)