Phonemic inventory

Consonants
BilabialAlveolarAlveolar
sibilant
Palatoalv.
sibilant /
palatal
Vel. /
uvul.
Nasalmn
Stoppbtdt͡sd͡zt͡ʃd͡ʒkg
Fricativesʃχʁ
Approximantβ̞jw

Vowels
FrontCentralBack
Highiɯ
Mid-lowɛɔ
Lowa

Syllable structure

(C1)(C2)(C3)V(R)

C1: a consonant other than a palatoalveolar obstruent (/t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ʃ/) or /w/
C2: one of /m n p t k t͡s t͡ʃ s ʃ χ β̞ j/
C3: a consonant
V: a vowel
R: a sonorant other than /w/; i.e. one of /m n β̞ j/

Allophony

Some words

/nɛgsi/[nɛksi]
/ɛpɛ/[ɛpɛ]
/bsijɛ/[psijɛ]
/tiχa/[teχa]
/sɛnt͡sɯ/[sɛn̥t͡sɯ]
/jɛsi/[jɛsi]
/pɔkij/[pɔkij]
/sassi/[sassi]
/sɛsɛ/[sɛsɛ]
/daski/[daski]
/t͡sakjɯ/[t͡sakj̥ɯ]
/kɯpbɛ/[kɯbbɛ]
/sa/[sa]
/d͡zɛt͡ʃaj/[d͡zɛt͡ʃɛj]
/gɯsɛ/[gɯsɛ]
/d͡zigɔ/[d͡ziɣɔ]
/tɔn/[tɔn]
/bisga/[bizga]
/bad͡ʒɛ/[bad͡ʒɛ]
/skɛʃɔ/[skɛʃɔ]
/tɛwɔ/[tɛwɔ]
/sɛ/[sɛ]
/jɔnɛ/[jɔnɛ]
/d͡zɔssa/[d͡zɔssa]
/jɯt͡ʃɔ/[jɯt͡ʃɔ]
/saj/[sɛj]
/χɛkɔ/[χɛkɔ]
/pɛjsɯ/[pɛj̥sɯ]
/ppsɛkij/[ppsɛkij]
/ntaʃa/[n̥taʃa]

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