Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
16 consonants
9 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Pharyngeal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | · | · | kg | · | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | · | · | ŋ | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | s | · | · | · | ʕ | ||||||
| Approximant | · | · | ɻ | j | w | · | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | l | · | · | ʟ | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | ɒ |