/i/ surfaces as [?] word-finally, as in yõgnu [nõ?n'n??] 'it is mine', xõnnu [?u:'n??] 'son! (vocative)', nu ['n??] 'this; to come (irrealis).

Backing of /a ã/

The vowels /a ã/ are backed to [? ?] preceding a coronal (dental or palatal) coda. Examples include put(ah)at [pi't(?h)??] 'road', n(ãh)ãn ['n(?h)??] 'achiote', hax ['h?j] 'smell, to smell', gãx ['g?j] 'angry'.

The vowels /a ã/ are backed and rounded in open syllables following a labial onset, as in kopa [ku'p??] 'inside', hõmã [hu'm??] 'long ago'.

Consonants

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