Phonology
Consonants
|
Labial |
Dental |
Retroflex |
Palatal |
Velar |
Uvular |
Glottal
|
| Plain Stops |
b p |
d t |
ḍ ṭ |
j c |
g k |
ģ ķ |
ḫ
|
| Aspirated Stops |
ph |
th |
ṭh |
ch |
kh |
xh |
|
| Implosive Stops |
bb |
dd |
ḍḍ |
jj |
gg |
ģģ |
|
| Trills |
br |
dr |
|
|
gr |
|
|
| Taps |
vr |
r |
|
|
|
|
|
| Clicks |
|
q nq lq |
|
|
|
|
|
| Affricates |
|
ts tlh |
ṭṣ |
cç |
kx |
|
|
| Fricatives |
|
s lh |
ṣ |
ç |
x |
|
ḥ h
|
| Liquids |
w |
wr |
ṛ |
y |
|
|
|
| Nasals |
m |
n |
ṇ |
ñ |
ň |
|
|
Vowels
| Written |
IPA
|
| a |
ɑ
|
| e |
e
|
| ê |
ɛ
|
| i |
ɪ
|
| u |
ʊ
|
| ü |
ʏ
|
| ' |
ə
|
Phonotactics
Syllable sequence in root words is strictly CV. Word structure is (V)?(CV)+(C)? Single-phoneme particles / glue-words may be any vowel, click, affricate, or fricative.