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phonology

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-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
+= phonology =
-!
-! ''suffix''
+== consonants ==
-! ''example''
-! ''translation''
+*Nasals: /m n ɳ ŋ/ <'''m n ny nk'''>
-|-align=center
+*Stops: /p~t k kʷ/ <'''t k kw'''>
-! nominative
+*Fricatives: /ɦ~h/ <'''h'''>
-| '''''-'''''
+*Approximants: /j w/ <'''y w'''>
-| '''tsaka'''
-| ''the house (subj)''
-|-align=center
+* <small>Unvoiced stops > voiced when preceded by same consonant</small>
-! accusative
-| '''''-n'''''
+== vowels ==
-| '''tsakan'''
-| ''the house (obj)''
+* /a e o aˑ eˑ oˑ/ <'''a e o á é ó'''>
-|-align=center
-! abessive
+= nouns =
-| '''''-mue'''''
-| '''tsakamue'''
+== cases ==
-| ''without the house''
-|}
+* '''nkato''' /ŋaˈto/ - dog
+* NOM/ABS - ''-'' - '''nkato'''
+* ACC - ''-to'' - '''nkatoto''' /ŋaˈtodo/
+* GEN - ''-yo'' - '''nkatoyo''' /ŋaˈtojo/
+* DAT - ''-ho'' - '''nkatoho''' /ŋaˈtoho/
+* LOC - ''-mo'' - '''nkatomo''' /ŋaˈtomo/
+* INST - ''-wé'' - '''nkatowé''' /ŋaˈtoweˑ/
+== gender ==
+* '''tá-''' - masculine
+* '''yé-''' - feminine
+== number ==
+* '''ka-''' - plural
+* '''ná-''' - collective