Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
7 consonants
6 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Uvular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | · | · | ɖ | qɢ | ||||
| Fricative | β | ʃʒ | · | χ | ||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | ɯu |
| Close-mid | e | ɘɵ | · |
Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 7 transcribed dictionary entries (38 total tokens)
/ɵ/
9 (23.7%)
/ɖ/
5 (13.2%)
/e/
4 (10.5%)
/i/
4 (10.5%)
/ɢu/
3 (7.9%)
/ɘ/
3 (7.9%)
/ʒ/
3 (7.9%)
/β/
3 (7.9%)
/qɯ/
2 (5.3%)
/χʃ/
2 (5.3%)