Paleo-siberian Languages, Phonological features

Typical phonological features of the Paleo-Siberian languages are postvelar consonants (i.e., sounds that are formed farther back in the mouth than /k/ and usually represented as q), vowel harmony of various kinds (e.g., the alternation of e and i in the form for �my' in Nivkh �e-rla �my harpoon' and �i-rly �my sky'), consonant alternations (e.g., the alternation between b, v, and f in Nivkh bal