Mbabaram phonology

Vowels
Mbabaram would have originally had simply three vowels,, like most Australian languages, but several changes occurred to add to the system: The first consonant of each word was then dropped, leaving the distribution of unpredictable.
 * developed from original in the second syllable of a word if the first syllable began with, , or.
 * developed from original in the second syllable of a word if the first syllable began with . (It may have also occurred with  or, but no examples are known.)
 * developed from original in the second syllable of a word if the first syllable began with, , or.
 * also developed from original in the second syllable of a word if the first syllable began with, , or.