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ABUJHMARIA GRAMMAR
G.V.Natarajan
2. PHONOLOGY
2.0. Phonemic Inventory
       Evidence for contrast leads us to posit the following segmental phonemes for Abujhmaria.
Consonants
BI DE AL RE PA VE GL
Stops:
   Voiceless p t c k
   Voiced b d j g
Fricatives s h
Lateral l
Trill r
Flap
Nasals m n
Semi-vowels w y
[Note: BI =Bilabial, DE= Dental, AL=Alveolar,RE=Retroflex, PA=Palatal,
          VE= Velar,GL=Glottal].
Vowels
High Mid Low
Front unrounded           ----- i, i; e, e:
Central unrounded         ----- a,a:
Back round                  ----- u,u: o,o:
Transition Features
(i) Juncture:
Close juncture (denoted by space between two utterances).
Open juncture /+/
(ii) Clause terminals:
Falliing terminal / /
Rising Terminal / /
Level terminal / /
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