Tamian language/Phonology

Phonemes and phones
All underlined consonants can be geminated. [r] only appears as a geminated consonant.

All bold consonants are the results of assimilations or fusions.

The consonants marked with an asterisk can be syllabic.

Voiced bilabial nasal /m/
/m/ is pronounced [ɱ] before labiodental fricatives - in all other positions, it is pronounced [m].

Voiced alveolar nasal /n/
/n/ is pronounced [ŋ] before velar plosives and [m] before bilabial plosives - in all other positions, it is pronounced [n]. In reduction syllables, /n/ is pronounced [ŋ] after velar plosives and [m] after bilabial plosives. (Reduction syllables link)

Voiceless alveolar plosive /t/
/t/ fuses with /h/ to form [θ].

Voiced alveolar plosive /d/
/d/ fuses with /h/ to form [ð]

Voiceless alveolar fricative /s/
/s/ fuses with /h/ to form [ʃ] and with /x/ to form [ʂ].

Voiced alveolar fricative /z/
/z/ fuses with /h/ to form [ʒ] and with /x/ to form [ʐ].