1. There are twenty six consonant phonemes in Ocaina which contrast as to stops, fricatives, assibilants and nasals. The nasals, perhaps, exhibit the most interesting sound features of the language in that they contrast as to fortis and lenis in their three points of articulation. The fortis feature may be actualized either as length or as tense articulation or as both. (The fortis phonemes will be symbolized with capital letters.) /1/ and /f/: /ptfsoNo/ you are saving; /plsofio/ you are digging. /N/ and /n/: /haV?Na/ he spoke; /ha?'na/ hurry. /M/ and /m/: /baxoMa/ remedy; /oh