Bullywug Language Phonotactics

Sounds

Plosive -> Plosive

Plosive ->Nasal 

Plosive -> Tap

Plosive -> Fricative

Plosive -> Approximant

Plosive -> Lateral approximant

Nasal -> Nasal

Nasal -> Plosive

Nasal -> Tap exception: ŋ

Nasal -> Fricative

Nasal -> Approximant

Nasal -> Lateral Approximant

Tap -> Plosive

Tap -> Nasal exception: tap to ɲ 

Tap -> Fricative

Tap -> Approximant

Tap -> Lateral approximant

Fricative -> Fricative 

Fricative -> Plosive

Fricative -> Tap

Fricative -> Nasal

Fricative -> Approximant

Fricative -> Lateral approximant

Approximant -> Approximant

Approximant -> Plosive

Approximant -> Tap

Approximant -> Nasal

Approximant -> Fricative

Approximant -> Lateral approximant

Lateral approximant -> Plosive

Lateral approximant -> Tap

Lateral approximant -> Nasal exception: Lateral approximant -> ŋ

Lateral approximant -> Fricative

Lateral approximant -> Approximant

ʔ Can’t end a word

No diphthongs 

Syllables

(C)+C+V+(C)+(ʔ)

If after /ʔ/, 

(C)+(C)+V+(C)+(ʔ)

Words

Most common number of syllables is 2

1 & 3 syllables is also common

Never 5 or more syllables

	Bilabial	Labio-dental	Dental	Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Plosive				t d			k g	q ɢ	ʔ
Nasal				n		ɲ	ŋ
Trill
Tap or Flap				ɾ
Fricative							x ɣ		h
Lateral Fricative
Approximant					ɹ	j
Lateral Approximant				l

ɯ

Bullywug