Aoma together with Rinap form the main languages of Herookuan family deriving from the ancestral Rinapri (< ancestral language of our ancestors).

Phonology

Very similar to Rinapian ones

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Dental Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p b t d k g ʔ
Fricative f v θ ð z s ʃ ʒ x h
Approximant ɹ j
Trill r
Lateral app. l

Consonants k, l, m, n, p, ɹ, r, s and t all have a geminated version which are mostly found in two-syllable verb infinite forms. The double-consonants have special marks in written Mihkanor so glottal stop is indicated by writing the consonants separately. Notice: pp [p:ʰ], tt [tθ]

Vowels

Front Back
Close i y u
Near-Close ɪ ʊ
Close-Mid e ø o
Open-mid ɛ œ ʌ ɔ
Near-open æ
Open a ɑ