Yami phonology

Yami has 20 consonants and 4 vowels:


 * Consonants (in Yami script)
 * Stops: $\langlep, b, t, d, k, g, '\rangle$
 * Fricatives: $\langlev, s, h\rangle$ ($\langles\rangle$ is retroflex)
 * Nasals: $\langlem, n, ng\rangle$
 * Liquids: $\langlel, r\rangle$
 * Affricates: $\langlec, j\rangle$ (palatal affricates)
 * Trills: $\langlez\rangle$ (alveolar trill)
 * Glides: $\langlew, y\rangle$


 * Vowels
 * $\langlea, e, i, o\rangle$ (e is a mid-central vowel)

Iraralay Yami, spoken on the north coast, distinguishes between long and short consonants (e.g., opa 'thigh' vs. oppa 'hen' form one such minimal pair).