User:MIGUELbM/Muna v2.8
Phonology
Phonemic inventory
Consonants | ||||
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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