Phonology
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Phoneme inventory



/p t ʧ ʔ/ <p t c q>
/b d ʤ/ <b d j>
/m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ny ng>
/f s h/ <f s h>
/v l j/ <v l y>

/i u e ɵ o æ a ɔ/ + nasalization <i u e ur ow ae a o> <Vng>

/á à â ǎ/ <a à â á>

presyllables: /s̩ r̩ m̩ n̩ ɲ̩ ŋ̩ i a Ci Ca/ <s r m n ny ng i a Ci Ca>, these are toneless

Phonotactics



(presyllable)C(C)V
consonant clusters tend to be Cv, Cl, Cj or hR (where R = nasals + approximants), but there are some restrictions: palatal consonants don't cluster (and neither does /f/)
(allowed consonant clusters (not counting presyllables): /pv pl pj bv bl bj tv tj tl dv dl dj ʔl ʔv ʔj hm hn hŋ hv hl hj ml mv mj nl nv nj ŋl ŋv ŋj sv sj lv lj/)