Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
18 consonants
9 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | k | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ɲ | · | ||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | v | sz | ʃʒ | · | xɣ | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | j | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ʉ | u |
| Near-close | ʏ | · | · |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open-mid | œ | · | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |