Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
14 consonants
6 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | td | · | kg | q | · | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| Trill | · | · | · | · | ʀ | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | s | ʒ | · | · | h | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | w | · | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | · | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | · |
| Near-close | · | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | a | · | ɑ |