Benabena (bena1264-1)

Young, Rosemary. The phonemes of Kanite, Kamano, Benabena, and Gahuku. 1962. sil16:12839

Consonants (13)

p		t			k	ʔ
β	f	s		ʝ	ɣ
m		n
						h
			ɽ

Vowels (5)

i		u
e		o
	a

Notes

<b> is interpreted as a fricative - see sil16:51603.

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Allophonic rules

t >~ tʰ / #_
k >~ kʰ / #_
ʔ > p / _m
ʔ > t / _n
s > ɕ / _i _u
ʝ >~ j / $ˈ_V
ʝ >~ z / $_V[-stress]
ɽ > ɺ̢ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
a >~ ʌ / medially and finally
e >~ ɛ / initially and medially
o >~ ɔ / initially and medially
i >~ ɪ / initially and medially
u >~ ʊ / initially and medially