Phonemic inventory

Syllable structure

(C₁)V(C₂)

C₁: a consonant
V: a vowel
C₂: one of /m n p t k/

Allophony

• Consonants [m k s ...] persistently assimilate in voice to a preceding obstruent or nasal. After a voiceless obstruent, nasals become non-nasal.
• Consonants [m g x ...] persistently assimilate in voice to a following obstruent or nasal and become voiceless word-finally. Before a voiceless obstruent or pause, nasals become non-nasal.
• Consonants [m g x ...] assimilate in voice to a following obstruent or nasal and become voiceless word-finally. Before a voiceless obstruent or pause, nasals become non-nasal.
• Short non-glottal stop voiced stops [b d g] become fricatives [β ð̺ ɣ] between a vowel or resonant and a vowel.
• Non-back tense vowels [i ĩ e ẽ] become central [ɨ ɨ̃ ɘ ɘ̃] after a consonant.
• [β] become [v] before a velar obstruent.
• Velar obstruents [k g x ɣ] become rounded [kʷ gʷ xʷ ɣʷ] before a high rounded vowel.
• Non-glottal stop obstruents [p kʷ ð̺ ...] persistently assimilate in voice to a preceding obstruent.
• Non-glottal stop non-glottal fricative obstruents [p kʷ ð̺ ...] persistently assimilate in voice to a preceding obstruent.
• [n] persistently become nasals and assimilate in place of articulation to a following obstruent or nasal.

Some words

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