Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
10 consonants
6 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | t | kg | |||
| Nasal | m | n | · | |||
| Fricative | · | s | · | |||
| Approximant | · | · | w | |||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | |||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Near-close | · | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | · | · | ɑ |
Phoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 12 transcribed dictionary entries (60 total tokens)
/ɑ/
22 (36.7%)
/i/
7 (11.7%)
/t/
5 (8.3%)
/s/
5 (8.3%)
/u/
4 (6.7%)
/k/
4 (6.7%)
/n/
4 (6.7%)
/b/
2 (3.3%)
/m/
2 (3.3%)
/g/
2 (3.3%)
/oʊ/
1 (1.7%)
/l/
1 (1.7%)
/w/
1 (1.7%)