▁( dep ending ▁on ▁conflic ting ▁theory ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁nas al ▁sounds ▁may ▁appear , ▁but ▁all ▁theories ▁seem ▁to ▁agree ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁allo ph ones ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁ph on eme , ▁at ▁best ), ▁and ▁possibly ▁a ▁three ▁v owel ▁system ▁using ▁only ▁height ▁for ▁contrast . ▁ ▁Cons on ants ▁ ▁W ich ita ▁has ▁ 1 0 ▁con son ants . ▁In ▁the ▁American ist ▁orth ography ▁generally ▁used ▁when ▁describing ▁W ich ita , ▁ ▁is ▁sp elled ▁, ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁Though ▁neither ▁Ro od ▁nor ▁Gar vin ▁include ▁nas als ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁con son ant ▁charts ▁for ▁W ich ita , ▁Ro od ' s ▁later ▁inclusion ▁of ▁nas als ▁in ▁ph on etic ▁trans cription ▁for ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁paper ▁(" Some ▁W ich ita ▁Rec ol lections : ▁As pect s ▁of ▁Culture ▁Ref lect ed ▁in ▁Language ") ▁support ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁. ▁ ▁Lab ial s ▁are ▁generally ▁absent , ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁only ▁two ▁roots : ▁k amm ac ▁to ▁gr ind ▁corn ▁and ▁c amma : ci ▁to ▁ho e , ▁to ▁cultiv ate . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁these ▁two ▁ver bs , ▁Nas als ▁are ▁allo ph onic . ▁The ▁allo ph ones ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁are ▁in ▁complement ary ▁distribution : ▁It ▁is ▁ ▁before ▁al ve ol ars ▁( ▁and ▁in ▁gem inate ▁) ▁and ▁initially ▁before ▁a ▁v owel , ▁and ▁