Sound inventory and phonological rules
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Pharyngeal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | kg | · | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | ŋ | · | |||||
| Fricative | · | sz | · | x | ħ | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | j | w | · | |||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | · | · | |||||
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open-mid | œ | · | ʌ |
| Open | · | ä | · |
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