Abulas (ambu1247-1)

Wearne, Helen; Wilson, Patricia R.. Abulas phonemes. 1970. hh:phon:WearneWilson:Abulas

Consonants (17)

p ⁿb	t ⁿd			k ⁿg
		ⁿdʑ
β	s
m	n	ȵ		ŋ
			j	w
	l
	ɾ

Vowels (7)

i	ɨ	u
e	ə	o
	a

Notes

/w/ is weak and unwritten between bilabials and front vowels.

Allophonic rules

p > pʰ / $_
p >~ pⁿ / _# "only occasionally with older speakers"
t > tʰ / $_
t >~ tⁿ / _# "only occasionally with older speakers"
k > kʰ / $_
k >~ kⁿ / _# "only occasionally with older speakers"
s > z̪ / V_V
s > s̪ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
s > ɕ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
s > ts / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
s > ts̪ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
s > tɕ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
l > l̪ / adjacent to front vowels
ɾ > r / #_
a > ɐ / closed syllables
e > ɛ / closed syllables
ə > ʌ / closed syllables and word-finally
o >~ ɔ / open syllables
o > ɒ / closed syllables ("low close back rounded")
i > ɪ / closed syllables
ɨ > ᵻ / closed syllables
u >~ ʊ / _