Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Palatal/Velar | Dorso-Back Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||
| Plosives/ Affricates |
(p) | t | kʲ | (k) | q | ʔ | |
| tʰ | kʲʰ | kʰ | |||||
| tʼ | kʲʼ | (kʼ) | qʼ | ||||
| Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |||||
| t͡sʰ | t͡ʃʷʰ | ||||||
| t͡sʼ t͜ɬʼ | t͡ʃʼ (t͡ʃʷʼ) | ||||||
| Fricative | s ɬ | (ʃ) | x xʷ | h ʍ | |||
| Approximant | w | l | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close-mid | ɪ~e | o | |
| Open | a |
Vowels may be lengthened.
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