Phonology

Sound inventory and phonological rules

24 consonants
8 vowels

Consonant Inventory

MannerBilabialAlveolarPalatalVelar
Plosive
pb
td
cɟ
kg
Nasal
m
n
ɲ
ŋ
Fricative
ɸβ
sz
çʝ
xɣ
Approximant
·
·
j
ɰ
Lateral approximant
·
l
·
·

Vowel Inventory

HeightFrontCentralBack
Close
iy
ɨ
u
Close-mid
e
··
Open-mid
ɛ
·
ɔ
Open
a
··

Syllable Structure

C(V)C(V)CV(C)(V)

Phonological Rules

/e/ -> [ɛ] / _$  (open syllable)
/e/ -> [e] / _C$ (closed syllable)

/i/ -> [ɨ] / _$  (open syllable)
/i/ -> [i] / _C$ (closed syllable)

Phoneme Frequency

Distribution of phonemes across 2 transcribed dictionary entries (10 total tokens)

/a/
3 (30%)
/m/
2 (20%)
/s̪/
1 (10%)
/ɛ/
1 (10%)
/ŋ/
1 (10%)
/d̪/
1 (10%)
/u/
1 (10%)