Śikiuva

Śikiuva /ɕi.kiɯ̯.ʋa/

Consonants

 * /h/ is rare in native words and is pronounced by some speakers as /s/, or dropped entirely. For speakers who pronounce it as /h/, it is also 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)(S)V(V), wherein C = Consonant, S = Sonorant, and V = Vowel.

Natively, only /ɺ/ may appear in the location of S, additionally in loanwords the approximants /j/ and /ʋ/ may appear in that location.

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

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