The phonology of Cua, as cited by Sidwell (based on Maier 1969):
Consonants[]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | Aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||||||
| Voiceless | p | t | c | k | ʔ | ||||||
| Voiced | b | d | ɟ | ɡ | |||||||
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | |||||||||
| Nasal | Voiced | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||
| Fricative | Voiceless | ɸ | s | x | h | ||||||
| Voiced | β | z | ɣ | ɦ | |||||||
| Approximant | Voiced | w | l | r | hl | j | ɰ | ||||||
Vowels[]
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | /i/ | /iː/ | /ɨ/ | /ɨː/ | /u/ | /uː/ |
| Close-mid | /e/ | /eː/ | /o/ | /oː/ | ||
| Open-mid | /ɛ/ | /ɛː/ | /ə/ | /əː/ | /ɔ/ | /ɔː/ |
| Open | /æ/ | /æː/ | /a/ | /aː/ | /ɒ/ | /ɒː/ |