bilabial | dental | alveolar | retroflex | palatal | velar | glottal | |
stop | p, b | t̪̺, d̪̺ | ʈ, ɖ | k, g | ʔ | ||
trill | r | ||||||
tap | ɽ | ||||||
fricative | β̞ | s | h | ||||
affricate | cç, ɟʝ | ||||||
nasal | m | n̪ | ɳ | ŋ | |||
approximant | j | ||||||
lateral approximant | l |
front | central | back | |
close | i | u | |
close-mid | e̞ | o̞ | |
open | a |
front | central | back | |
close | iː | uː | |
close-mid | e̞ː | o̞ː | |
open | aː |
front | central | back | |
close | ĩ | ũ | |
close-mid | ẽ̞ | õ̞ | |
open | ã |
p, b, m, t̪̺, d̪̺, n̪, s, l, r, ʈ, ɖ, ɳ, ɽ, j, k, g, ŋ, ʔ, h, mb, mɳ, n̪t̪̺, n̪d̪̺, n̪m, ɳɖ, ɳm, ɳŋ, ŋg, rm, rn̪, rŋ, ɽŋ, hʔ, lg, rg, ŋg, n̪ɟʝ, rk, mb
V, CV, CCV, CV, CVC, VCC, CVCC, CCVC
Source: Israel, M. 1979. A grammar of the Kuvi languages. Madurai: Sangnam Printers
Comments: /ŋ/ is marginal.
Contributed by: André Nikulin (andre.n.guzman@gmail.com)