Phonology
| Oral vowels | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a | ||
| Nasal vowels | Front | Central | Back |
| Close | ĩ | ũ | |
| Open | ã | ||
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labiovelar | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p b | d | k ɡ | ʔ | |||
| Affricate | tʃ dʒ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Fricative | s z | ʃ ʒ | x ɣ | h | |||
| Trill | r | ||||||
| Approximant | w | j |
There is a notable sound law in Winnebago called Dorsey's Law which dictates the following:
- /ORS/ ~ (e.g.: /pra/ ~ ),
where O is a voiceless obstruent, R is a non-syllabic sonorant, and S a syllabic sound.
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