The Maldisian syllable structure is relatively simple, consisting of CV(R) or CV(N), where R is either <r> or <l> and N is any nasal.

Consonants

Unusual in the Maldisian family, Black Maldisian has a relatively simple consonant inventory with no voicing contrast.

Bilabial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
m	n	ŋ
p b	t d	k g
	s z
			h
	r
	l

The typical orthography for the consonants is /m n ŋ p b t d k g s z h r l/ <m n n p p d d k k s s h r l>.

Vowels

Black Maldisian is relatively simple in its vowel inventory also, using an archetypical S4 vowel system:

i	u
e
ɑ

The typical orthography for the vowels is /i u e ɑ/ <i u e a>. /ɔ/ = <o> may be introduced for certain loans.

Accent

Many words in Black Maldisian have a predictable penultimate (second-last syllable) stress accent, and are hence unmarked. Words that differ from this are generally marked with an acute accent.