Mentekan

Consonants
Possible consonant clusters are included in the chart.

Dipthongs
The three dipthongs are /eɪ/, /aɪ/, and /aʊ/. They are counted as single vowels in the syllable.

Phonotactics
The syllable structure of Mentekan is CV(n). C is any consonant or consonant cluster and V is any vowel or dipthong. The glottal stop /ʔ/ cannot be placed at the initial consonant of the initial syllable of a word. n is optional and comprised of /z/, /ts/, /n/, /tʃ/, /ʃ/, and /s/. Noun roots are triconsonantal and tritonal in nature, while other words are not. The pattern of stress for the words usually stresses the close (includes near-close) vowel syllables. If there are two of the same close vowel syllables adjeacent to one another, the initial one takes precedence. If there are two different close vowel syllables adjacent to each other, /i/ takes precedence over /u/ and /u/ over / ɪ/.

Tones
The tones in Mentekan are only found in the tritonal noun roots, and are not part of the stress pattern rule. There are four tones used in the noun roots, which are represented by their respective numbers in superscript attached to the syllable.
 * 1) Neutral
 * 2) High
 * 3) Falling
 * 4) Rising

Nouns
The noun roots in Mentekan are triliteral and tritonal, with six aspects of inflection through vowels and tones. The case of the noun is marked by a case prefix. The possible combinations of all six aspect inflections are counted as genders.