Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
21 consonants
8 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | kg | · | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | fv | sz | ʃʒ | · | ɣ | h | |||||||
| Affricate | · | · | · | tʃdʒ | · | · | · | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | j | · | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | · | ɯu |
| Close-mid | e | · | o |
| Open-mid | œ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |
Phonological Rules
/k/ > [c] / _{e,ɛ,æ,i,œ,y}
/k/ > [c] / {e,ɛ,æ,i,œ,y}_
/g/ > [ɟ] / _{e,ɛ,æ,i,œ,y}
/g/ > [ɟ] / {e,ɛ,æ,i,œ,y}_
/h/ > [x] / _{C,#}
/e/ > [ɛ] | [æ] / _{l,m,n,ɾ}{C,#}
/ɣ/ > [ː] / V_
/ɣ/ > [j] / {e,i}_{i,e}
/ɣ/ > [w] / {o,u}_{u,o}
/l/ > [ɫ] / _{a,ɯ,o,u}
/l/ > [ɫ] / {a,ɯ,o,u}_