The following is the phonology of Urarina as described by Olawsky.
Consonants[]
Bilabials | Dentals | Retroflexives | Palatals | Velars | Glotals | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occlusives | Voiceless | c /p/ | t /t/ | k /k/ | |||
Voiced | b /b/ | d /d/ | g /ɡ/ | ||||
Labials | kw /kʷ/ | ||||||
Sibilants | Voiceless | s /s/ | sh /ʃ/ | ||||
Voiced | z /z/ | zh /ʒ/ | |||||
Fricatives | Voiceless | f /ɸ~f/ | p /θ/ | x /x/ | h /h/ | ||
Voiced | v /β~v/ | ð /ð/ | ɣ /ɣ/ | ||||
Labials | fw /fʷ/ | ||||||
Palatalization | hj /hʲ/ | ||||||
Affricatives | ts /t͡ɕ/ | ||||||
Nasals | m /m/ | n /n/ | ng /ɲ/ | ŋ /ŋ/ | |||
Liquids | w /w/ | l /l/ | r /ɽ/ | q /j/ | j /ɰ/ |
Vowels[]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i /i/ | ʉ /ʉ/ | u /u/ |
Near-close | y /ɪ/ | ʊ /ʊ/ | |
Close-mid | e /e/ | ə /ə/ | o /o/ |
Open-mid | ɛ /ɛ/ | ʌ /ʌ/ | |
Open | æ /æ/ | a /a/ | ɔ /ɒ/ |