Tare

Tare is a ceremonial language used by the Langmaar.

Consonants
Tare makes an unusual three-way contrast between velar, postvelar, and uvular consonants. It also contrasts between labial and labiodental consonants at all four places of articulation. It is the only language known to possess a phonemic labiodental trill.

/ʢ/ is rare, and only occurs in five roots.

Vowels
Tare employs only front vowels, phonemically as well as phonetically.

Phonotactics
Tare syllable structure is CV(C)(C). If two consonants are present in the coda of a syllable, the first must be an approximant and the second must be a plosive or trill. Unless preceded by an approximant, trills cannot appear syllable-finally.

Dorsal consonants can occur syllable-finally but not word-finally.

Lexicon
Tare has an extremely restricted lexicon, with around 200 roots in total.