Phonology
This page gives a basic overview of Mirja's phonology. See the referenced pages for more detailed descriptions of individual phenomena.
Segmental phoneme inventory
Mirja has the following segmental phonemes.
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Apical | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obstruent | Voiceless stop | (h) | t | k | |||
| Voiceless fricative | [ɸ~w̥] | [f] | s [θ] | x | h | ||
| Voiced | v | d~ð | g~ɣ | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | [ŋ] | ||||
| Liquid | Lateral | l ɬ | |||||
| Rhotic | ɾ ɾ̥ | ||||||
| Approximant | w [ɸ~w̥] | j [j̥~ç] | |||||
Vowels
| Front | Non-front | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded | Rounded | ||
| High | i | ɨ | u |
| Low | e | a | o |