Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
30 consonants
11 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kg | q | ʔ | ||||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | ɲ | ŋ | · | · | ||||||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Fricative | · | f | s | ʃʒ | ç | xɣ | · | h | ||||||||
| Affricate | · | · | ts | tʃdʒ | · | · | · | · | ||||||||
| Approximant | · | ʋ | · | · | ɥ | w | · | · | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | ʎ | · | · | · | ||||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | ɤo |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Open | · | ä | · |
Syllable Structure
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