Notes on the Synchronic Phonology of Nauruan

This article proposes an analysis of several aspects of Nauruan synchronic phonology. It establishes inventories and contrasts among consonants and vowels, and offers an analysis of the stress system. Underlying quantity and quality contrasts are obscured by allophonic processes affecting vowels, but can be revealed if stress information is taken into account. A Nauruan Swadesh list is supplied in the appendix.