Phonotactics
- Syllable Onset
- All consonants allowed in onset
- Can be an empty onset
- In two consonant onsets
- First consonant in a cluster cannot be an approximate or trill or / h /
- / t, k, m, n, f, θ, s, ʃ /
- Second consonant in a cluster cannot be an fricative and has the following constraints:
- Any first consonant can be followed by a non-lateral approximate: / t, k, m, n, f, θ, s, ʃ / + / w, ɹ, j /
- Any unvoiced stop or non-dental fricative can be followed by a lateral approximate: / t, k, f, s, ʃ / + /l/
- /s, ʃ / plus any stop: /s/ + / t, k, m, n /
- Third consonant in a cluster can follow a stop that follows / s, ʃ /: / s, ʃ / + / t, k, m, n / + / w, r, j /
- Syllable Nucleus
- Syllable Coda
IPA | Bi-lab | Lab-den | Den | Alv | Post-Alv | Pal / Vel | Glot |
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| Lab | Lab | Cor | Cor | Cor | Dor | Glot |
Stop, unvoiced | | | | t | | k | |
Stop, voiced | | | | | | | |
Stop, nasal | m | | | n | | | |
Trill | | | | r | | | |
Fricative | | f | θ | s | ʃ | | h |
Approximant | w | | | ɹ | | j | |
Approximant, lat | | | | l | | | |
Sound Changes
Stress
- Stress is indicated with a falling tone, high to low
- One syllable words - stress on the first syllable
- Two syllable words - stress on the first syllable
- Three + syllable words - stress on the penultimate syllable