WALS Poll Conlang/Phonology

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

Closing diphthongs occur with either high or mid vowels as the last element.

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.

ŋ may occur initially.