Eastern Kayah Li (east2342-1)

Solnit, David B.. Eastern Kayah Li. 2003. hh:s:Solnit:Kayah

Consonants (20)

pʰ p b	tʰ t d				kʰ k	ʔ
			tʃʰ tʃ
v	s
m	n				ŋ
		ɻ		j		h
	l

Vowels (10)

i		ɯ u
e		({ɤ}) o
ɛ		ʌ ɔ
	a

Diphthongs (6)

e̯a e̯o (e̯ɯ)

o̯a o̯e o̯i

Tones (5)

(˥˨ˀ) ˥ˀ ˧ ˨˩̰ˀ ˩ˀ

Allophonic rules

ŋ > ɲ / before front vowels and /j/
j > ʝ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
e̯a > i̯a / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
e̯o > i̯o / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
e̯ɯ > i̯ɯ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
o̯a > u̯a / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
o̯e > u̯e / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
o̯i > u̯i / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
˥ˀ > ˥ / in connected speech
˩ˀ > ˩ / in connected speech