Phonemic Inventory
Consonants
- Plosives: p pˠ b bˠ t tˠ d dˠ k ʔ
- Nasals: m n ŋ
- Tap: ɾ
- Fricatives: f fˠ ʃ ʃˠ ɣ h ʍ
- Approximant: j
- Laterals: l
- Affricates: t͡ʃ g͡ɣ
Vowels
- Close: i(::) u(::)
- Mid: ə
- Open-Mid: ɛ(::) ɔ(::)
- Open: a̝(::)
| Character | Sound |
| p | p |
| pg | pˠ |
| b | b |
| bg | bˠ |
| t | t |
| tg | tˠ |
| d | d |
| dg | dˠ |
| k | k |
| ‘ | ʔ |
| m | m |
| n | n |
| ŋ | ŋ |
| r | ɾ |
| f | f |
| fg | fˠ |
| s | ʃ |
| sg | ʃˠ |
| g | ɣ |
| h | h |
| w | ʍ |
| j | j |
| l | l |
| ts | t͡ʃ |
| gg | g͡ɣ |
| i | i |
| ī | i: |
| î | i:: |
| u | u |
| ū | u: |
| û | u:: |
| ə | ə |
| e | ɛ |
| ē | ɛ: |
| ê | ɛ:: |
| o | ɔ |
| ō | ɔ: |
| ô | ɔ:: |
| a | a̝ |
| ā | a̝: |
| â | a̝:: |
Phonotactics
General
- Syllable Structure: (C)V(N)
Allophones
- ɣ > g _#