Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
17 consonants
8 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | c | kg | · | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | · | · | h | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | ɫ | · | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | ɑ |