| Contrast Between Single and Double Consonants |
| /p/ and /pp/ |
|
/ka:pa:r/ |
�forehead� |
|
/gappa:/ |
�a big basket� |
| /b/ and /bb/ |
|
/ a:ba:/ |
�a room� |
|
/abba:/ |
�a tin� |
| /t/ and /tt/ |
|
/mati:/ |
�medicine� |
|
/nettur/ |
�blood� |
| /d/ and /dd/ |
|
/padi:/ |
�ten� |
|
/paddi:/ |
�pig� |
| /c/ and /cc/ |
|
/kaci:/ |
�iron� |
|
/kucca:/ |
�bunch� |
| /j/ and /jj / |
|
/aja:/ |
�a ladder� |
|
/majja:/ |
�a razor� |
/ / and // |
|
/tua:/ |
�forest� |
|
/ao:r/ |
�chin� |
| // and // |
|
/oa:/ |
�brooke� |
|
/mua:/ |
�neighbour� |
| /k and /kk/ |
|
/uka:/ |
�star� |
|
/akka:/ |
�elder sister� |
| /g/ and /gg/ |
|
/nega:/ |
�with, in possession� |
|
/begga:/ |
�where� |
| /s/ and /ss/ |
|
/pe:sa:/ |
�a work� |
|
/kassa:/ |
�a pond� |
| /m/ and /mm/ |
|
/tamur/ |
�younger brother� |
|
/tumma:/ |
�gourd vessel� |
| /n/ and /nn/ |
|
/suna:/ |
�gold� |
|
/nanna:/ |
�I� |
| /l/ and /ll/ |
|
/kalu:/ |
�toddy� |
|
/kalle:/ |
�thief� |
| /r/ and /rr/ |
|
/kori:/ |
�a share� |
|
/gorre:/ |
�sheep� |
| /y/ and /yy/ |
|
/piya:/ |
�young one of animals� |
|
/wiyya:/ |
�a small basket to keep vegetables� |
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