Mardelese
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /m/ /mː/ /m̥/ | /n/ /nː/ /n̥/ | /ŋ/ | ||||||
| Plosive | /p/ | /t/ | /k/ | ||||||
| Fricative | /f/ /fː/ | /θ/ /θː/ | /s/ /sː/ | /ʃ/ /ʃː/ | /ç/ /çː/ (ʝ) 1 | /h/ /hː/ | |||
| Trill | /ʀ/ | ||||||||
| Lateral fric. | (ɬ) 2 | ||||||||
| Approximant | /l/ | /j/ | /w/ /ʍ/ |
- Allophone of /j/
- Allophone of /l/
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | /i/ /iː/ | /u/ /uː/ | |
| Mid | /e/ /eː/ | /o/ /oː/ | |
| Open | /ɒ/ /ɒː/ | ||
| Diphthongs | /ie/ /uo/ /ei/ /oɒ/ |