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* [h] become voiced [ɦ] between voiced vowels | * [h] become voiced [ɦ] between voiced vowels | ||
* [ə̥] are assimilated into aspiration after stops [p t k] | * [ə̥] are assimilated into aspiration after stops [p t k] | ||
* [ə̥] become [ʔ] word-initially | * [ə̥] become [ʔ] word-initially | ||
* [ə̥] become [ɦ] between vowels | |||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
Revision as of 20:43, 2 March 2015
Phonology
Phonemic inventory
| Consonants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | Glottal | |
| Nasal | m | n | [ŋ] | |
| Stop | p | t | k | [ʔ] |
| Fricative | f β | s ð | ɣ | h [ɦ] |
| Flap or tap | ɾ | |||
| Lateral app. | l | |||
| Vowels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Central | Back | ||
| Close | i | u | ||
| Mid | e | ə̥ | o | |
| Open | a | |||
Syllable structure
(C1)V(C2)
- C1: a consonant other than /ɾ l s n/
- C2: one of /ɾ l s n/
- V: a vowel
Allophony
- [n] assimilate in place of articulation to following consonants
- [h] become voiced [ɦ] between voiced vowels
- [ə̥] are assimilated into aspiration after stops [p t k]
- [ə̥] become [ʔ] word-initially
- [ə̥] become [ɦ] between vowels
Orthography
| Romanization | |
|---|---|
| Phoneme | Grapheme |
| m | m |
| n | n |
| p | p |
| t | t |
| k | k |
| f | f |
| β | b |
| s | s |
| ð | d |
| ɣ | g |
| h | h |
| ɾ | r |
| l | l |
| a | a |
| e | e |
| i | i |
| o | o |
| u | u |
| ə̥ | ' |