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
- 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 /
IPA | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
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Stop | p | | | t | | k | |
Stop, Voiced | b | | | d | | g | |
Stop, Nasal | m | | | n | | (ŋ) | |
Fricative | | f | θ | s | | (ɣ) | h |
Fricative, Voiced | | v | ð | | | | |
Affricative | | | | t͡s | | | |
Approximate | w | | | l | j | | |
Trill | | | | r | | | |
- Syllable Nucleus
- Syllable Coda
- All consonants allowed in coda
- Can be an empty coda
Sound Changes
Stress
- Always on the first syllable