Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
19 consonants
17 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | ʈ | · | k | q | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | · | · | ŋ | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | ⱱ | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | · | sz | · | ʝ | ɣ | χʁ | |||||||
| Approximant | · | ʋ | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | · | · | · | ʟ | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | · | ɨʉ | ɯ |
| Near-close | ɪʏ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | · | ɘɵ | oɤ |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛœ | ɜ | · |
| Near-open | · | ɐ | · |
| Open | ɶ | · | ɒ |