Puluwatese (pulu1242-1)

Lynch, John. Puluwatese. 2002. hh:s:Lynch:Puluwatese

Consonants (32)

p pː pʷ pʷː t tː k kː
tʃ tʃː
f fː ({s}) ({sː})
m mː mʷ mʷː n nː ŋ ŋː
j w h hː
l lː
ɾ ɾː
r rː

Vowels (18)

i iː ɨ ɨː u uː
e eː ə əː o oː
ɔ ɔː
æ æː a aː

Notes

Geminates can occur word-initially.

A length distinction is said to exist for all consonants except /w j/. This apparently *does* apply to the rhotics. (But see pulu1242-2 -- in Elbert's grammar, the phoneme given here as a tap is described as sounding like the "American r", i.e. an approximant)

Allophonic rules