Phonemic inventory

Syllable structure

(C₁)V(C₂)

C₁: a consonant
V: a vowel
C₂: a consonant

Allophony

• Nasals [m n̻ ɲ] become nasals and assimilate in place of articulation between an obstruent or nasal and an obstruent or nasal.
• Central vowels [a aː ã aː̃] become non-low front [ɛ ɛː ɛ̃ ɛː̃] before a palatoalveolar obstruent or nasal.
• Coronal consonants [n̻ d̻ s̻ ...] assimilate in anteriority and retroflexion to a preceding coronal consonant. After a palatoalveolar obstruent or nasal, [t̻ d̻] become [t͡ʃ d͡ʒ]; [l̻] become [j].
• Mid-low vowels [ɛ ɛ̃ ɔː ...] become tense [e ẽ oː ...] before a high semivowel.
• Non-pharyngeal unrounded velar stops or nasals [ŋ k g] become palatal [ɲ c ɟ] before a front high vowel or a high palatal semivowel.
• Non-affricate alveolar stops [t̻ d̻] become affricate sibilants [t͡s̻ d͡z̻] before a non-nasal coronal fricative.
• Consonants [m t̻ d͡z̻ ...] persistently assimilate in voice to a preceding obstruent or nasal.
• Consonants [m̥ p t͡ʃ ...] persistently assimilate in voice to a following obstruent or nasal and become voiceless word-finally.
• Non-nasal vowels [i e ɛː ...] become nasal [ĩ ẽ ɛː̃ ...] before a nasal phone.
• Non-nasal vowels [i e ɛː ...] become nasal [ĩ ẽ ɛː̃ ...] before a nasal vowel.

Some words

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