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==Consonants==
==Consonants==


14 consonants, including t,k,b,d,s,χ,ɬ,ʀ,l,m,n,ŋ
14 consonants.
 
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At least one uvular continuant and one lateral obstruent.
! || Bilabial || Alveolar || Palatal || Velar || Uvular
 
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No voicing contrast in fricatives.
! Voiceless stops
 
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No glottalized consonants, clicks, double—articulated stops, pharyngeals or dental fricatives.
| t
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| k
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! Voiced stops
| b
| d
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! Fricatives
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| s
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| χ
|-
! Lateral fricatives
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| ɬ
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! Approximants
| w
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| j
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| ʀ
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! Laterals
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| l
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!Nasals
| m
| n
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| ŋ
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|}


==Vowels==
==Vowels==

Revision as of 23:42, 6 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

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.

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