Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
15 consonants
7 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | b | t | · | q | ʡ | ʔ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | ɴ | · | · | ||||||
| Trill | ʙ | · | · | · | ʜ | · | ||||||
| Fricative | ɸβ | s | ʂ | · | · | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | ɭ | · | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ʉ | · |
| Near-close | ɪ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | · | · | ɑ |