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* l becomes ʎ before j, ɫ in codas. | * l becomes ʎ before j, ɫ in codas. | ||
* n becomes ɲ before j. | * n becomes ɲ before j. | ||
* Front vowels i, iː, e | * Front vowels i, iː, e round to y, yː, ø when in contact with w | ||
* a aː become æ, æː when the next vowel is front. | * a aː become æ, æː when the next vowel is front. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:38, 9 November 2014
Consonants
14 consonants.
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless stops | t | k | |||
| Voiced stops | b | d | |||
| Fricatives | s | χ | |||
| Lateral fricatives | ɬ | ||||
| Approximants | w | j | ʀ | ||
| Laterals | l | ||||
| Nasals | m | n | ŋ |
Vowels
Short vowels: /i e a o u/
Long vowels: /iː aː uː/
Diphthongs: /ae ao ei ai oi eu au ou/
Suprasegmentals
Primary stress falls on the second syllable, and secondary stress follows an iambic pattern.
Vowel length is contrastive
Neither tone nor nasalization contrast.
Phonotactics
Syllable structure is moderately complex. The maximal syllable is CCVC. Onset clusters consist of an obstruent and a sonorant. Codas may only occur after short vowels. /j w/ are disallowed codas.
ŋ may occur initially.
Allophony
- Stops t, k, b, d become affricates ͡ts, ͡kx,͡bv, ͡dz in simple stressed onsets.
- b becomes p when in contact with a voiceless consonant.
- Fricatives s, ɬ, χ become affticates ͡ts, ͡tɬ, ͡qχ word initially.
- s becomes z between vowels.
- l becomes ʎ before j, ɫ in codas.
- n becomes ɲ before j.
- Front vowels i, iː, e round to y, yː, ø when in contact with w
- a aː become æ, æː when the next vowel is front.
