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Phonology
Consonants
Although the specific realizations vary, all major dialects of Rttirri distinguish the same consonant phonemes.
| Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | rn /ɳ/ | ny /ɲ/ | ||
| Plosive | p /p/ | t /t/ | rt /ʈ/ | ty /c/ | k /k/ | hh /ʔ/ |
| Ejective | pp /pʼ/ | tt /tʼ/ | rtt /ʈʼ/ | tty /cʼ/ | kk /kʼ/ | |
| Fricative | f /f/ | s /ʃ/ | rs /ʂ/ | sy /ç/ | h /h/ | |
| Affricate | ch /t͡ʃ/ | |||||
| Approximant | w /w/ | rr /ɻ/ | y /j/ | |||
| Flap | r /ɽ/ |
In addition, the consonants l /l/ and kh /x/ are used in loanwords.
Vowels
Modern Standard Rttirri has a four-vowel inventory.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i /i/ | u /u/ |
| Mid | e /ø/ | |
| Low | a /ɑ/ |
In addition, the mid vowels e /e/ and o /o/ are used in loanwords.
Phonotactics
Modern Standard Rttirri does not allow final consonants, and the only initial clusters allowable are of the following form: (f s sy) + (m n r rr). There are no geminate consonants.
No dialects of Rttirri distinguish vowel length, but the following diphthongs are allowed: ai au ei eu ui iu.