Deitō

Phonetics
Consonants: Allophones

1) When after /i/, the phoneme /r/ becomes [ʟ].

2) When before /u/, the phoneme /s/ becomes [z].

3) When after /a/, the phoneme /r/ becomes [l].

4) When an unvoiced plosive is the final consonant, it becomes aspirated.

5) When a voiced plosive is the final consonant, then it is pronouced as it's unvoiced counterpart.

Vowels: When lengthening with the orthography, you double the vowel.

Diphthong Allophony

Orthography

Each chart is alternated between words. (1,2)

Set 1  Set 2

Phonotactics
Syllabic structure

(C)V

Syntax
SVO

Articles - come directly before the noun or verb phrase

Noun phrase - consists of (in order) Adjective, number, noun

Verb phrase - consists of (in order) Adverb, verb