Sounds
The consonants, in with their orthography, are:
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Apico-dental | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosives | p | t | ṭ | k | |||
| Fricatives | f | s | h | ||||
| Liquids | w | l | y | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ñ | ŋ | |||
| Trills | r |
The vowels are: a, e, i, o, u, ɛ, ɩ, ɔ, ʋ. Nasalization (only on a, e, o) and length are both contrastive, and diphthongs can be formed. Tone is phonemic; each vowel must carry high or low tone.
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“It sounds like a soul in hell.”
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