Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
16 consonants
6 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | · | c | · | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | · | |||||
| Fricative | ɸ | s | ʃ | ç | · | |||||
| Lateral fricative | · | ɬ | · | · | · | |||||
| Affricate | · | ts | tʃ | · | · | |||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | j | w | |||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | ʎ | · | |||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | · |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Open | a | · | · |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(C)