| Consonants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
| Nasal | m [m] |
n [n] |
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| Plosive | p [p] |
t [t] |
ce, ci [tʃ] |
ca, co, cu [k] |
| Fricative | f [f] |
s [s] |
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| Aproximant | u[w] | l [l] |
i[j] | |
| Rhotic | r [r/ʀ] |
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| Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| Front | Back | |
| Close | i | u |
| Middle | e | o |
| Open | a | |
| Dictionary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOUNS | VERBS | MODS | |||
| akesi | lizard | ||||
| ala | nothing | ala | not | ||
| alasa | hunt, catch | ||||
| ali | all | ||||
| anpa | down | anpa | lower | anpa | low |
| ante | other | ante | differently | ||
| anu | or | ||||
| apeja | shame, guilt | apeja | guilt | ||
| awen | continue | awen | long lasting | ||
| en | and | ||||
| esun | market | esun | trade | ||
| ijo | thing | ||||
| ike | bad | ||||
| ilo | tool | ||||
| insa | inside, center | insa | enter | insa | inner |
| jaki | disgusting | ||||
| jan | person | ||||
| jasima | mirror | jasima | reflect | ||
| jelo | yellow | ||||
| jo | have, hold | ||||
| kala | fish, sea life | ||||
| kalama | sound | kalama | make noise | kalama | noisy |
| kama | come, become | ||||
| kan | with | ||||
| kapa | bump, hill | ||||
| kasi | plant | ||||
| ken | be able | ken | possible | ||
| kepeken | use | ||||
| kili | fruit, vegetable | ||||
| kin | also | ||||
| kipisi | segment | kipisi | cut, divide | ||
| kiwen | stone | kiwen | hard, solid | ||
| ko | paste, powder | ||||
| kon | air, spirit | ||||
| kule | color | kule | paint | kule | colorfult, painted |
| kulupu | group, community | ||||
| kute | ear | kute | listen, obey | ||
| lanpan | steal | ||||
| lape | sleep, rest | ||||
| laso | blue, green | ||||
| lawa | head, mind | lawa | lead | ||