Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
18 consonants
9 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | kg | |||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | |||||
| Trill | · | · | r | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | çʝ | · | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | |||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | |||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | ɯu |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Open | a | · | ɑ |
Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 7 transcribed dictionary entries (29 total tokens)
/y/
4 (13.8%)
/t/
3 (10.3%)
/a/
3 (10.3%)
/ə/
2 (6.9%)
/ɔ/
2 (6.9%)
/ɛ/
2 (6.9%)
/ɯ/
2 (6.9%)
/s/
1 (3.4%)
/ʝ/
1 (3.4%)
/u/
1 (3.4%)
/ç/
1 (3.4%)
/p/
1 (3.4%)
/g/
1 (3.4%)
/i/
1 (3.4%)
/m/
1 (3.4%)
/r/
1 (3.4%)
/z/
1 (3.4%)
/k/
1 (3.4%)