phonemic in British English
(fəˈniːmɪk) or phonematic (ˌfəʊnɪˈmætɪk)
adjective linguistics1. of or relating to the phoneme
2. relating to or denoting speech sounds that belong to different phonemes rather than being allophonic variants of the same phoneme
Compare phonetic (sense 2) 3. of or relating to phonemics
Derived forms
phonemically (phoˈnemically) or phonematically (ˌphoneˈmatically) adverb