Phonemic inventory

Consonants
LabialLaminal
alveolar
Laminal
palatalised
alveolar
Palatoalv.
sibilant
Palatalised
alveopal.
sibilant /
palatal
VelarGlottal
Nasalmn̻ʲɲ
Stoppbɓ̰tʼ̻ɗ̰̻t͡ʃt͡ʃʼd͡ʒt͡ɕt͡ɕʼd͡ʑkg
Fricativefʃʒ˂ɕʑ˂h
Approximantjw

Vowels
FrontBack
Highiu
Mid-lowɛɔ
Lowɑ

Syllable structure

(C1)(R)V(C2)

C1: a consonant
R: an approximant; i.e. one of /l̻ j w/
V: a vowel
C2: a consonant