Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
23 consonants
14 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kg | · | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | ŋ | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | ʃʒ | ç | xɣ | h | |||||||
| Approximant | · | ʋ | · | · | j | · | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪʏ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | eø | · | o |
| Open-mid | ɛœ | · | ɔ |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)(C)(C)V(V)(C)(C)(C)(C)(C)Phonological Rules
/d/→[t]/_$ /b/→[p]/_$ /g/→[ç]/_$ /s/→[z]/_V /ʃ/→[ʒ]/_V /n/→[ŋ]/_k /g/→[ɣ]/_V