[5] Urhobo has a rather reduced system of sound inventory compared to proto-Edoid.
The inventory of Urhobo consists of seven vowels; which form two harmonic sets,[6] /i e ɛ a o ɔ u/ and /ĩ ẽ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃ õ ũ/.
[7] It has a conservative consonant inventory for an Edoid language.
These can also combine to form rising and falling tones.
[8] Urhobo has the SVO constituent order type as illustrated with the example below: ÒtítíOtitiò3SGchósteal.PSTọhọhennáDETÒtítí ò chó ọhọ náOtiti 3SG steal.PST hen DET‘Otiti stole the hen.’