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==Consonants== | ==Consonants== | ||
14 consonants, including t,k,b,d,l,ŋ | 14 consonants, including t,k,b,d,s,χ,ɬ,ʀ,l,m,n,ŋ | ||
At least one uvular continuant and one lateral obstruent. | At least one uvular continuant and one lateral obstruent. | ||
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No glottalized consonants, clicks, double—articulated stops, pharyngeals or dental fricatives. | No glottalized consonants, clicks, double—articulated stops, pharyngeals or dental fricatives. | ||
==Vowels== | ==Vowels== | ||
Revision as of 23:35, 3 November 2014
Consonants
14 consonants, including t,k,b,d,s,χ,ɬ,ʀ,l,m,n,ŋ
At least one uvular continuant and one lateral obstruent.
No voicing contrast in fricatives.
No glottalized consonants, clicks, double—articulated stops, pharyngeals or dental fricatives.
Vowels
i e a o u
Suprasegmentals
Primary stress falls on the second syllable, and secondary stress follows an iambic pattern.
Neither tone nor nasalization contrast.
Phonotactics
Syllable structure is moderately complex. The maximal syllable is either CVC, CCV, or CCVC
ŋ may occur initially.
