Kohdese

General information
Native name Gwòhn xở Hlwáng /kɰ̈ō̯ʰò̯n c͡ɕʼː ˀlˠɑ̌ɴ/

Consonants

 * /j/ and /ɰ/ are parts of the syllable nucleus and are attached to specific finals.
 * /ŋ/ is only found in the syllable coda.
 * /ʔ/ and /h/ are found in certain tone contours only.
 * The alveolo-palatal series /c͡ɕ/ and /c͡ɕʼ/ are often /c͡ç/ and /c͡çʼ/, and contrast with /t͡ɕ/ and /t͡ɕʼ/ before high front vowels.

Vowels

 * /e/ and /y̞/ are often analyzed as a single phoneme.
 * Each phoneme has several different allophones in differen situations.
 * With several exceptions, the phonemes /i/, /ɨ/, /e/, /y/, /a/, /ə/, /ɤ/, /o/, /ɯ/, and /u/ are generally spelled i, y, e, ê, a, ă, ơ, o, ư, and u respectively in romanization.

Tones
Kohdese possesses an eight-tone system, each with additional features as well.