The phonology of the Western Dani language:
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | lab. | |||||
| Plosive | voiceless | p, pʰ | t, tʰ | k, kʰ | kʷ, kʷʰ | ʔ |
| prenasal | mb | nd | ŋɡ | ŋɡʷ | ||
| Fricative | β | ɣ | ɣʷ | |||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | ɹ | ||||
At the beginning of words, stops sound aspirated. An intervocalic /ɣ/ is pronounced as /ʁ/, and a /ɹ/ before a high vowel becomes a fricative /z/.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː | |
| Mid | e eː | ɒ ɒː | |
| Low | ɐ ɐː |
Vowels /i, u, ɒ/ have allophones, /ɪ, ʊ, ɔ/.