Iamalele (iama1237-1)

Ezard, Janet. Iamalele phonemics. 1970. sil16:50992

Consonants (19)

b	bʷ	t d		k	kʷ	ʔ ʔʷ
ɸ β	ɸʷ	s	ʝ	ɣ
m	mʷ	n
					w
		l

Vowels (5)

i		u
e		o
	a

Notes

Syllable structure is (C)V.

Labialized consonants can only occur before /a e/.

Allophonic rules

ɸ > f / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
β > v / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
ɸʷ > fʷ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
ʝ > ð / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
a > æ / _u except {u w}_
i > 0 / n_P[alveolar]
u > 0 / m_{# P[+voice] P[velar]} except #_