Akoye phonology

Akoye has a small phonemic inventory, which is not well described.

Consonants are and maybe. The first four are usually voiced to after a monophthongal vowel, though sometimes the voicing is blocked for unknown reasons.

Vowels are. Diphthongs are said to be rare, though vowel sequences are common, so these are perhaps not equivalent.

The most complex syllable is CCVV:  'hair',  'eye'.

Tone plays a role: 'sky',  'lid';  (sp. bird),  'body'.