Xanian/Phonology

This appendix describes the phonological system of the Xanian language.

Consonants

Consonant phonemes

	Bilabial		Labio- dental		Dental		Alveolar		Post- alveolar		Palatal		Velar		Glottal
Nasal		m								n
Stop									t	d			k
Affricate									tʃ	dʒ
Fricative				v	θ	ð			s	z	ʃ	ʒ			h
Approximant							ɹ					j

Vowels

	Front	Near-front	Central	Back
Close	[i]			[u]
Near-close		[ɪ]
Close-mid			[ɵ]
Mid	[e]			[o]
Near-open			[ɐ]
Open		[a]	[ɑ]