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===Some Words===
===Some Words===
==Orthography==
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==Grammar==
==Grammar==
===Morphology===
===Morphology===

Revision as of 18:19, 2 March 2015

Phonology

Phonemic inventory

Consonants
Labial Coronal Dorsal Glottal
Nasal [m] n [ŋ]
Stop p t k [ʔ]
Fricative f β s ð ɣ h
Flap or tap ɾ
Lateral app. l


Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e ə̥ o
Open a

Syllable structure

(C1)V(C2)

  • C1: a consonant other than /ɾ l s n/
  • C2: one of /ɾ l s n/
  • V: a vowel

Allophony

  • [n] assimilates in place of articulation to a following consonant
  • [h] becomes voiced [ɦ] between voiced vowels
  • [ə̥] is assimilated into aspiration after stops [p t k]
  • [ə̥] become [ʔ] word-initially or between vowels

Some Words

Orthography

Grammar

Morphology

Verbs

Syntax