The phonology of the Yali language:
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiced | b | d | k/ɡ | ||
| prenasal | mb | nd | ŋɡ | |||
| aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | ||||
| Fricative | f | s | x | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Lateral | l | ʟ | ||||
| Implosive | ɗ | |||||
| Approximant | w | ɹ | j | ɰ | ||
A /ɡ/ sound at the end of words is pronounced /ʁ/.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | æ | a | ɒ |