i: i u: u <ii i uu u>
ee: oo: <ee oo>
ai au <ai au>
a: a <aa a or e>
Allophony
- High short vowels become mid next to an uvular
- High long vowels become diphthons next to an uvular
- Sort /a/ is pronounced /ə/ in an open, unstressed syllable not next to an uvular
Consonants
p t tʲ k q
s sʲ ʃ ɕ
m n nʲ
l lʲ
j ɣ ʁ
Allophony
All consonants are palatalized before /i, i:,
The dorsals can be palatalized also before /u:,
Edit: It's written by replacing the first vowel letter by <i>, i.e. iu, ia, ie.
Phonotaxis Syllables can be: V, VV, , VC, VVC, CV, CVV, CVC or CVVC. Unstressed syllables cannot be CVVC.
Stress falls on the last 'strong' syllable, i.e. VV, VC, VVC, CVV, CVC or CVVC.