Phonotactics

  • Syllable Onset
    • All consonants allowed in onset as a single consonant
    • Can be an empty onset
    • Up to three consonants in the onset
      • First consonant can be any consonant except affricatives or approximates
        • / p, t, k, b, d, g, m, n, f, θ, s, h, v, ð, r, h /
      • Second consonants
        • Any non-nasal stop or fricative can be followed by an approximate or trill
          • / p, t, k, b, d, g, f, θ, s, h, v, ð, h / + / w, l, j, r /
        • / s / can also be followed by voiceless stops and voiced nasals
          • / s / + / p, t, k, m, n /
        • Any unvoiced stop except / t / can be followed by a non-glottal unvoiced fricative
          • / p, k / + / f, θ, s /
      • Third consonant
        • / s / and a non-nasal stop can be followed by an approximate or trill
          • / sp, st, sk / + / w, l, j, r /
        • Any unvoiced non-alveolar stop plus unvoiced fricative can be followed by an approximate or a trill
          • / pf, pθ, ps, kf, kθ, ks / + / w, l, j /
IPABilabialLabio­dentalDentalAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Stopptk
Stop, Voicedbdg
Stop, Nasalmn(ŋ)
Fricativefθs(ɣ)h
Fricative, Voicedvð
Affricativet͡s
Approximatewlj
Trillr
  • Syllable Nucleus
    • Any vowel or diphthong
  • Syllable Coda
    • All consonants allowed in coda
    • Can be an empty coda

Sound Changes

  • TBD

Stress

  • Always on the first syllable