Jahai (jeha1242-1)

Burenhult, Niclas. A grammar of Jahai. 2005. hh:g:Burenhult:Jahai

Consonants (20)

p b	t d	ȶ ȡ		k g	ʔ
ɸ		ɕ
m	n	ȵ		ŋ
			j	w	h
	l
	r

Vowels (16)

i ĩ	ɨ ɨ̃	u ũ
e̝	ə ə̃	o̝
ɛ ɛ̃		ɔ ɔ̃
	a (ã)

Notes

/ɸ/ only appears syllable-finally. The plosive voicing contrast is neutralized syllable-finally.

Nasal vowels and /e ɛ ɨ ə/ only occur in final syllables, except in "expressive elaboration".

Allophonic rules

b >~ m / _VN
ȶ > tɕ / $_
ȡ > dʑ / $_
ʔ >~ 0 / _$ in connected speech
m > bm / V[-nasal]_#
n > dn / V[-nasal]_#
ȵ > ȡȵ / V[-nasal]_#
ŋ > gŋ / V[-nasal]_#
j > j̃ / _# in isolation
r > ɹ / _$
r >~ ɹ / $_
r >~ ɾ / $_
ɔ >~ ʌ
ə > i / _j in sesquisyllables
ɨ > ɘ / _C[+glottal]
ɨ > ʉ / w_
ɨ >~ ʉ