Vowels[]
Kuku-Yalanji uses the typical three-vowel system, /a, u, i/, used in other Aboriginal Australian languages.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i /i/ | u /u/ |
| Mid | e /e/ | o /o/ |
| Open | a /a/ |
Consonants[]
This table uses the standard orthography used by both linguists and the speech community. Stop sounds can range between voiced and voiceless releases. Where the orthography differs from the IPA representation, the orthography is bolded.
| Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | b /p ~ b/ | d /t ~ d/ | j /c ~ ɟ/ | g /k ~ ɡ/ | |
| Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | ny /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |
| Approximant | /w/ | /l/ | r /ɻ/ | y /j/ | |
| Trill | rr /r/ |