Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
38 consonants
3 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | ʈɖ | cɟ | kg | · | ||||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ɳ | ɲ | ŋ | · | ||||||||
| Fricative | ɸβ | · | sz | ɕʑ | ʂʐ | · | xɣ | hɦ | ||||||||
| Affricate | · | · | tsdz | · | ʈʂɖʐ | tɕdʑ | · | · | ||||||||
| Approximant | · | ʋ | · | · | · | j | w | · | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | ʟ | · | ||||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | · |
| Close-mid | e | · | · |