Phonemic inventory

Syllable structure

(C)V(N)

C: a stop or nasal
V: a vowel
N: a stop or nasal other than a stop; i.e. one of /m n̻/

Allophony

• Stops [p b d̻ ...] persistently assimilate in voice to a following stop.
• Stops or nasals [m p d̻ ...] persistently assimilate in voice to a following stop or nasal and become voiceless word-finally. Before a voiceless stop or pause, stops or nasals other than stops become stops.
• Stops or nasals [m p d̻ ...] persistently assimilate in voice to a preceding stop or nasal. After a voiceless stop, stops or nasals other than stops become stops.
• Non-glottal stop non-glottal fricative stops [p t̻ k ...] assimilate in voice to a preceding stop.
• Unrounded back vowels and unrounded velar or uvular back consonants [k g ɑ ɑ̃] become rounded [kʷ gʷ ɒ ɒ̃] after a bilabial stop or nasal.
• Nasals [m n̻] become nasals and assimilate in place of articulation to a following stop or nasal.

Some words

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