Śikiuva

Śikiuva /ɕi.kiɯ̯.ʋa/

Consonants

 * /h/ is rare in native words and is pronounced by some speakers as /ɕ/, or dropped entirely. For speakers who pronounce it as /h/, it is merged with /ɕ/ before /i/ and /iː/.
 * /ʋ/ may also be a bilabial approximant or fricative /β/.

Diphthongs
Vowels may also occur as non-diphthongized sequences contrasting with these.

Phonotactics
All syllables are (C)(R)V(V), wherein C = Consonant, R = Liquid (of which there exists only /ɺ/), and V = Vowel.

In loanwords, the approximants /j/ and /ʋ/ may appear in the location of R.

/ɺ/ is realized as [ɾ] when following a consonant.

Romanization
Non-diphthongized sequences of vowels are romanized with a diaeresis over the second element.