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Phonology

Consonant Inventories WALS Moderately small 
NASALS: /m n/
PLOSIVES: /b t d k/
FRICATIVES: /v s z x/
LATERALS: /ɬ ɮ ɺ/
AFFRICATES: /tɬ dɮ kx/
Vowel Quality Inventories WALS Average (5-6) 
UNROUNDED: /i e a/
ROUNDED: /u o/

There are no diphthongs.
Consonant-Vowel Ratio WALS Average 
13 / 5 = 2.6
Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives WALS In both plosives and fricatives
Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems WALS Both missing
Uvular Consonants WALS None
Glottalized Consonants WALS No glottalized consonants
Lateral Consonants WALS No /l/, but lateral obstruents
The Velar Nasal WALS No velar nasal
Vowel Nasalization WALS Contrast absent
Front Rounded Vowels WALS None
Syllable Structure WALS Moderately complex 
(initial)V(final)

- Any consonant may start a syllable as an initial.
- Only voiced consonants and nasals may end a syllable as a final.
- A vowel is required in the middle.
Tone WALS No tones
Fixed Stress Locations WALS Penultimate
Weight-Sensitive Stress WALS Fixed stress
Rhythm Types WALS Undetermined
Absence of Common Consonants WALS All present
Presence of Uncommon Consonants WALS None

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