Consonant phonotactics

Word-final consonants

• Only /s, n, m, x, t, k, p/.

Word-initial consonants

• All consonants may occur word initially, except /ŋ/

Word-initial consonant clusters

• Ts

Word-final consonant clusters

• only /ks, ts/

Vowels

• a = /ah/

• i = /ee/

• u = /oo/

• e = /eh/

• o = /oh/

Consonants

• b

• d

• c (between a "ch” and “zh” sound)

• f

• g

• h

• j or y (both represent the /j/ sound)

• k

• m

• n

• p

• r

• s

• t

• w

• z

Sexa-Puto Features

• U[v] —> [v]

• m[c = n/r/s] —> mp

• [v1][c = s/n/m/x][v1] —> [v1][c]

• [rest-of-the-word][v1][c = s/n/m/x][v1] —> [v1][c]

• [c1][v1][c1][v1] —> [c1][v1]ʔ[v1]

• x —> c

Oddities

• In —> I

• Hin —> Fin

• Zohin —> Zofin

• Bajn —> Ban