Proto-Average

Phonology
Molbi has a simple phonological inventory, with a total of 14 consonants and 5 vowels, plus diphthongs.

Consonants

 * Except for in deliberate speech, /h/ disappears when in the intervocalic position. Despite this, it remains written as if it were pronounced.
 * /s/ is realized as /z/ in the intervocalic position, but is always written as s.

Vowels

 * The possible diphthongs are /aj/, /oj/, /aw/, and /ew/.
 * When unstressed, /a/ tends to become [ɐ], and /e/ becomes [ɛ]. They are still written as a and e respectively.

Orthography
Almost all phonemes in Molbi are written the same as they are in IPA. The two exceptions are: /ɾ/ is written as r, and /j/ is written as y.

Stress
Stress regularly falls on the second-to-last syllable.

Phonotactics
The syllable structure of Molbi is (C)V(l, m, n, r.)