Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
20 consonants
7 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kg | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | ŋ | ||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | ʃ | · | xɣ | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | j | w | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | ɨ | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)V(C)(C)Phonological Rules
Allowed conconant clusters: Onsets: fl, fr, ʃr, xr, fj, vj Codas: ls, lz, mp, nt, ŋk, nd, mb, lp, lt, lk, rp, rt, rk, ft, st, xt, ps, ts, ks Stress falls on first syllable /p t k/ → [pʰ tʰ kʰ] in strong positions (onset + stress)