Phonology

Sound inventory and phonological rules

28 consonants
6 vowels

Consonant Inventory

MannerBilabialLabiodentalDentalAlveolarPalatalVelar
Plosive
pb
·
·
td
cɟ
kg
Nasal
m
ɱ
·
n
ɲ
ŋ
Trill
·
·
·
r
·
·
Fricative
·
fv
θð
sz
çʝ
xɣ
Affricate
·
·
·
tsdz
·
·
Lateral approximant
·
·
·
l
ʎ
·

Vowel Inventory

HeightFrontCentralBack
Close
i
ɨ
u
Open-mid
ɛ
·
ɔ
Open
a
··

Phonological Rules

/n/ → [ŋ] / _g
/n/ → [ŋ] / _gk
/n/ → [ŋ] / _h
/n/ → [ŋ] / _k
/n/ → [ɲ] / _iC
/l/ → [ʎ] / _iC
/m/ → [ɱ] / _f
/m/ → [ɱ] / _w
/t/ → [t͡sʲ] / _e
/t/ → [t͡sʲ] / _i
/t/ → [t͡sʲ] / _y
/d/ → [d͡zʲ] / _e
/d/ → [d͡zʲ] / _i
/d/ → [d͡zʲ] / _y
/ɣ/ → [ʝ] / _e
/ɣ/ → [ʝ] / _i
/ɣ/ → [ʝ] / _y
/g/ → [ɟ] / _e
/g/ → [ɟ] / _i
/g/ → [ɟ] / _y
/x/ → [ç] / _e
/x/ → [ç] / _i
/x/ → [ç] / _y
/k/ → [c] / _e
/k/ → [c] / _i
/k/ → [c] / _y