Phonemic inventory
Consonants
Labial Alveolar Alveolar
sibilant Velar
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop t t͡s k
Fricative f s x
Resonant r ʟ
Vowels
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid-low ɛ ɔ
Low a
Syllable structure
(C1)V(C2)
C1: a consonant
V: a vowel
C2: a consonant
Allophony
Non-glottal fricative resonants [r ʟ] become voiceless [r̥ ʟ̥] after a non-nasal consonant except for a resonant.
Non-pharyngeal unrounded alveolar consonants [n t͡s r̥ ...] become palatalised [nʲ t͡sʲ rʲ̥ ...] after a front high vowel.
Labial obstruents or nasals [m f] assimilate in labiodentality to a following labial obstruent or nasal.
Some words
/samxaf/ [samxaf]
/naŋfir/ [naŋfirʲ]
/kunas/ [kunas]
/sinxak/ [sinʲxak]
/sanas/ [sanas]
/fisnuf/ [fisʲnuf]
/ɛsa/ [ɛsa]
/ufsɔŋ/ [ufsɔŋ]
/xɔsat/ [xɔsat]
/ʟaxkis/ [ʟaxkisʲ]
/kiŋɔx/ [kiŋɔx]
/xasxar/ [xasxar]
/kaxsis/ [kaxsisʲ]
/ra/ [ra]
/rakɛs/ [rakɛs]
/fɛtsix/ [fɛtsix]
/taxrir/ [taxr̥irʲ]
/mafraf/ [mafr̥af]
/riskis/ [risʲkisʲ]
/rɔas/ [rɔas]
/xunxu/ [xunxu]
/fɔsxas/ [fɔsxas]
/xusʟax/ [xusʟ̥ax]
/sasŋas/ [sasŋas]
/ŋuŋta/ [ŋuŋta]
/iti/ [itʲi]
/finxa/ [finʲxa]
/fufi/ [fufi]
/imtuk/ [imtuk]
/xixkɛf/ [xixkɛf]
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