Hua (yaga1260-1)

Haiman, John. Hua: A Papuan Language of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea. 1980. wals:2366

Consonants (18)

p b {ⁿb}		t d {ⁿd}		k g {ⁿg}	ʔ
β	f	s	zʲ
m		n
					h
		ɾ

Vowels (5)

i		u
e		o
	a

Notes

Syllable structure is C(C)(C)(C)V(ʔ).

/k g/ are noncontrastive morpheme-initially.

Presumably /r/ represents a tap.

Allophonic rules

b > ˀβ / word-internally
b > ⁿb / V#_
b > β / Vʔ#_
d > ˀd / word-internally
d > ⁿd / V#_
g > ɣ / {p t k b d}_{a o}
ʔ > 0 / _{p t k ʔ}
ʔ·g > k / at #, +-, and + juncture
ʔ·β > p / ? (unclear)
ʔ·f > 0 / over word boundaries
ʔ·f > p / over the +- boundary
ʔ·m > b / ? (unclear)
ʔ·h > f / ? (unclear)
ʔ·h > s / ? (unclear)
ʔ·ɾ > t / over morpheme boundaries
zʲ > ðʲ / C_V
ɾ > l / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)