The phonology of the Molala language:
Consonants[]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Lateral | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | plain | p | t | k | q | ʔ | ||
| aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | qʰ | ||||
| ejective | pʼ | tʼ | kʼ | qʼ | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||
| Affricate | plain | ts | tɬ | |||||
| ejective | tsʼ | |||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | s | ɬ | ç | x | h | ||
| Approximant | w | l | j | ɰ | ||||
Vowels[]
| Front | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | Long | Short | Long | |
| Close | i | iː | u | uː |
| Open | a~e | aː | ɒ~o | ɒː |
/i/ and /a/ can also shift to /ə/.