Taiof (sapo1253-1)

Dialect: Taiof

Ross, Malcolm. Taiof. 2002. wals:5152

Consonants (16)

p b		t d		k g
		ts
β	f	s
m		n	ɲ	ŋ
			j	w

Vowels (5)

i		u
e		o
	a

Notes

The palatal nasal is written ñ, and adapted as /ɲ/ rather than the usual /ȵ/ here because it may be realized as ŋ word-finally after /i/.

Allophonic rules

d > dz / _i
d > dʒ / _i
d > dʒ / _u
ts >~ tʃ / _i
n > ɲ / _i
a >~ ai / _ɲ$
a·i >~ e / _
e >~ ei / _ɲ$
o >~ oi / _ɲ$
u >~ ui / _ɲ$