Phonemic inventory

Consonants
LabialAlveolarAlveolar
sibilant
Palatoalv.
sibilant /
palatal
VelarUvular
Nasalmnɲŋɴ
Prenasalised stopmbndnd͡ʒ
Stoppbtdt͡st͡ʃd͡ʒkq
Fricativefsʃ
Approximantljw

Vowels
FrontBack
Highiu
Mid-higheo
Lowɑɑ̃

Syllable structure

(C1)(C2)V(R)

C1: a non-palatal consonant (i.e. not /ɲ j/) other than a palatoalveolar obstruent (/nd͡ʒ t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʃ/) or /b d/
C2: a consonant
V: a vowel
R: a sonorant; i.e. one of /m n ɲ ŋ ɴ l j w/