Phonemic inventory

Consonants
BilabialLaminal
alveolar
PalatalVelarRounded
velar
Nasalm
Stoppk
Approximantjɰw
Long approximant

Vowels
FrontCentralBack
Highiyu
Mid-higheø
Lowaɑ

Syllable structure

(C)V(G)(R)

C: a consonant
V: a vowel
G: a semivowel other than /ɰ/; i.e. one of /j w jː wː/
R: a consonant other than a stop (/p t̻ k/)