Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
19 consonants
13 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | · | · | td | · | · | k | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | n | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | f | θ | sz | ʃʒ | · | xɣ | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | ɹ | · | j | w | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | · | l | · | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | ɯu |
| Near-close | · | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | ɘɵ | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Open | · | ä | · |