Br'ga

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Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Plain Stops b p d t ḍ ṭ j c g k ģ ķ ħ
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 kx
Fricatives s lh ç x ḥ h
Liquids w wr y
Nasals m n 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.