Phonology edit
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| long | short | long | short | long | short | |
| Close | i (i) | í (ɪ) | u (u) | ú (ʊ) | ||
| Mid | e (ɛ) | ô (ə ~ ʌ) | o (ɔ) | |||
| Open | â (æ) | a (ɑ) | ||||
| Diphthongs | ei (eɪ) ai (aɪ) oi (ɔɪ) au (aʊ) ou (oʊ) | |||||
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b (p b) | t d (t d) | k g (k g) | |
| Affricate | ts (t͡s) | |||
| Fricative | s z (s z) | gg (ɣ) | ||
| Nasal | m (m) | n (n) | ng ŋ | |
| Approximant | r l (ɹ l) | y (j) | w (w) |
Phonotactics edit
Syllables can take the following forms:
- V
- CV
- NSV
- SwV
where V = vowel, C = consonant, N = the nasal vowels /m n/, and S = a stop or the consonants /s z ts/.