Coastal Konjo phonology

The following sound inventory is based on Friberg & Friberg (1991).

Vowels

		Front	Central	Back
High		i		u
Mid	unrounded	e	ɘ	ʌ
	rounded	ø		o
Low		æ	a	ɒ

The vowel /a/ is realized as [ə] before geminate nasals.

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Plosive/Affricate	voiceless	p	t	t͡ʃ	k	ʔ
	voiced	b	d	d͡ʒ	ɡ
Fricative	voiceless		s			h
	voiced	v	z	ʒ	ɣ
Semivowel				j	w
Lateral			l		ʟ
Trill		ʙ	r

Only [ŋ] and [ʔ] can appear in final position. Words with underlying final /s/, /l/ or /r/ add an echo vowel, e.g. /nipis/ ['nipisi] 'thin'.

External links

• Coastal Konjo language