Sound inventory and phonological rules
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Uvular | Glottal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | q | ʔ | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | ||||
| Trill | ʙ | r | ʀ | · | ||||
| Fricative | ɸ | s | · | h | ||||
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | · | · | ɔ |
| Open | a | · | · |
(C)(C)V(N) - C = consonant, V = vowel, N = nasal consonant, () = optional/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_
Distribution of phonemes across 50 transcribed dictionary entries (130 total tokens)