User:MIGUELbM/Muna v2.8

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Phonology

Phonemic inventory

Consonants
Labial Coronal Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n [ŋ]
Stop p t k [ʔ]
Fricative f β s ð ɣ h [ɦ]
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] assimilate in place of articulation to following consonants
  • [h] become voiced [ɦ] between voiced vowels
  • [ə̥] are assimilated into aspiration after stops [p t k]
  • [ə̥] become [ʔ] word-initially or between vowels

Orthography

Grammar

Morphology

Verbs

Syntax