Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
12 consonants
5 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | kɡ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | · | |||
| Trill | · | r | · | |||
| Fricative | · | s | x | |||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | |||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | · | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open | · | ä | · |
Syllable Structure
CVPhoneme Frequency
Distribution of phonemes across 89 transcribed dictionary entries (324 total tokens)
/ä/
35 (10.8%)
/e/
24 (7.4%)
/o/
24 (7.4%)
/s/
16 (4.9%)
/l/
15 (4.6%)
/i/
15 (4.6%)
/n/
14 (4.3%)
/g/
13 (4%)
/m/
12 (3.7%)
/x/
12 (3.7%)
/k/
12 (3.7%)
/d/
11 (3.4%)
/u/
11 (3.4%)
/b/
10 (3.1%)
/t/
10 (3.1%)
/p/
10 (3.1%)
/r/
9 (2.8%)
/äi/
8 (2.5%)
/jo/
7 (2.2%)
/jä/
7 (2.2%)
/oː/
6 (1.9%)
/je/
5 (1.5%)
/oi/
5 (1.5%)
/iː/
4 (1.2%)
/äu/
4 (1.2%)
/uː/
4 (1.2%)
/äː/
4 (1.2%)
/eː/
3 (0.9%)
/ju/
3 (0.9%)
/wi/
3 (0.9%)