Hayu (wayu1241-2)

Michailovsky, Boyd; Mazaudon, Martine. Notes on the Hayu Language. 1973. hh:ld:MichailovskyMazaudon:Hayu

Consonants (27)

p b t̪ʰ k g ʔ
ts̺ʰ ts̺ dz̺ tɕʰ
ɕ x
m ŋ
j w h
l
ɾ

Vowels (25)

i (ĩ) ĩː u (ũ) ũː
ɪ ɪː ɪ̃ː ʊ ʊː (ʊ̃) ʊ̃ː
ɛ ɛː ɛ̃ː ɔ ɔː ɔ̃ː
a (ã) ãː

Notes

Vowel length is contrastive only in open initial syllables of polysyllabic words.

Nasal vowels only occur in initial syllables. The short nasal vowels are attested in one word each.

Initial clusters are /pl bl kl kʰl hl xw hw/.

Allophonic rules