Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
22 consonants
10 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kg | q | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | ⱱ | ɺ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | f | s | ʃ | ç | ʍɣ | χ | |||||||
| Lateral fricative | · | · | ɬɮ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | j | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | ɯu |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open-mid | · | ɞ | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | ɒ |