Mèrun

Consonants
Note: sounds in parentheses occur only as allophones and are not phonemic.

Vowels
short diphthongs

/ju/ /wi/ /eɪ/ /aɪ/

Romanization
Vowels Consonants

Phonotactics
/ts/ and /ds/ palatalize to [tʃ] and [dʒ] before /i ì e/

/s/ cannot exist before /i ì e/

/x/ becomes affricate [kx] word-initially

/f/ becomes [ ɸ] before rounded consonants /u u ̀ o ò/

/fui/ becomes [ʍi]

Nasal consonants assimilate to the same position as following stops: */ng/ -> /ŋg/

Plosives become voiced after nasals: */nt/ -> /nd/

/ʔ/ may only occur in the onset