Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
19 consonants
9 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | · | td | · | · | · | k | |||||||
| Nasal | m | · | n | · | · | ɲ | · | |||||||
| Tap/Flap | · | · | ɾ | · | · | · | · | |||||||
| Fricative | · | v | sz | ʃʒ | ʂ | · | xɣ | |||||||
| Approximant | · | · | · | · | · | j | · | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | · | · | l | · | · | · | · | |||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ʉ | · |
| Near-close | ʏ | · | ʊ |
| Close-mid | ø | · | · |
| Open-mid | ɛ | · | ɔ |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | a | · | · |