p t ʧ k b d ʤ g mb nd nʤ ŋg m n ɲ ŋ β f θ s z ʃ h w bl r l j <p t c k b d j g mb nd nj ngg m n ny ng v f th s z sy h w bl r l y>
a e i o u <a e i o u>
There are several sounds that only occur word-initially due to lenition. These are ∅ <ḥ>, ∅ʷ <wh> - the last two contrast with word-initial glottal stop. The last phoneme occurs only before /a/ and surfaces as brief rounding of the vowel - /∅ʷa/ is thus pronounced [ɒ̯a].
Lenition:
a e i o u <a e i o u>
There are several sounds that only occur word-initially due to lenition. These are ∅ <ḥ>, ∅ʷ <wh> - the last two contrast with word-initial glottal stop. The last phoneme occurs only before /a/ and surfaces as brief rounding of the vowel - /∅ʷa/ is thus pronounced [ɒ̯a].
Lenition:
| Unlenited: | p | t | c | k | kw,ngw | b,m | d,n | j,ny | g,ng | gw | mb | nd | nj | ngg | f | th,s,sy,h | v,w | z,r |
| Lenited: | f | th | sy | h | hw | v | z | y | h | w | m | n | ny | ng | wh | ḥ | w | r |