Kuay (kuyy1240-1)

Sukgasame, Preecha. Correlates of the register complex in Kuay. 1993. sil16:34114

Consonants (18)

pʰ p tʰ t kʰ k ʔ
tɕʰ tɕ
s
m n ȵ ŋ
j w h
l

Vowels (39)

i i̤ iː i̤ː ɯ ɯ̤ ɯː ɯ̤ː u ṳ uː ṳː
e e̤ eː e̤ː ə ə̤ əː ə̤ː o o̤ oː o̤ː
ɛ̤ ɛː ɛ̤ː ʌ̤ ʌː ʌ̤ː ɔ̤ ɔː ɔ̤ː
æ æː a aː ɒ ɒː

Diphthongs (6)

iə̯ i̤ə̯ ɯə̯ ɯ̤ə̯ uə̯ ṳə̯

Notes

Modal vowels have high falling tone in syllables not closed by a stop, and high level tone in syllables closed by a stop. Breathy vowels have low falling tone in syllables not closed by a stop, and low rising tone in syllables closed by a stop.

Syllabic consonants exist - at least /n/.

Allophonic rules