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Lesson #1: Phonology
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The phonology and allophony of Ataku
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Consonants
BilabialAlveolarPalatalVelar
Nasal/m/ m/n/ n/ŋ/ ŋ
PlosiveVoiceless/p/ p/t/ t/tʃ/ c/k/ k
Voiced/b/ b/d/ d/dʒ/ j/g/ g
Ejective/pʼ/ p'/tʼ/ t'/tʃʼ/ c'/kʼ/ l'
Fricative/ɸ/ f/s/ s/x/ h
ApproximantCentral/ɹʷ~w/ r/j/ y
ApproximantLateral/l/ l


Vowels
FrontBack
Close/ɪ/ i /i:/ ī/ʊ/ u /u:/ ū
Mid/ɛ/ e /e:/ ē/ɔ/ o /o:/ ō
Open/ɑ/ a /a:/ ā


Allophony
ɹʷ/w/_[ɔ,o:]
[u:,ʊ]/w/C_V
[i:,ɪ]/w/C_V
ɑ/ə/_#
ɑ/æ/adjacent to a syllable containing a front vowel
b,d,g/β,ðɣ/V_V

Phonotactics
In the onset:
(C)(j)
Where C is any consonant except for /ŋ/
Voiced stops, nasals, and /l, ɹʷ/ may not be followed by /j/ in the same syllable
In the coda:
(C)
Where C is any consonant except for an ejective, an affricate, or /ɹʷ, j/
General:
/(C)ji/&/(C)wu/ are not allowed
Two nasals may not appear in sequence
Ejectives and affricates may not be followed by another consonant
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