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