Kohdese

General information
Native name Gwòhn xở Ḷwáng /kɰ̈on˥ʰ˨ c͡ɕʼɘː˧˩˧ ˀlˠɑ̌ɴ˨˥/

Consonants

 * /j/ and /ɰ/ are parts of the syllable nucleus and are attached to specific finals.
 * /ŋ/ is only found in the syllable coda.
 * /ʔ/ and /h/ are found in certain tone contours only.
 * The alveolo-palatal series /c͡ɕ/ and /c͡ɕʼ/ are often [c͡ç] and [c͡çʼ], and contrast with [t͡ɕ] and [t͡ɕʼ] before high front vowels.

Vowels

 * /e/ and /ø/ are often analyzed as a single phoneme.
 * Each phoneme has several different allophones in different situations.
 * With several exceptions, the sounds /i/, [ɨ], /e/, [ø], /a/, [ə], /ɤ/, /o/, /ɯ/, and /u/ are generally transcribed i, y, e, ê, a, ă, ơ, o, ư, and u respectively in romanization.

Tones
Kohdese possesses an eight-tone system, each with additional features as well.