| 2.3.2.0. Vowel Contrasts |
| 2.3.2.1. Short Vowels |
| Contrast between /i/ and /e/ |
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/in/ |
‘to say’ |
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/en/ |
‘bunch of grain’ |
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/nirum/ |
‘pure’ |
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/nerum/ |
‘necklace’ |
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/kil/ |
‘shout’ |
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/kel/ |
‘hair’ |
| Contrast between /u/ and /o/ |
|
/ud/ |
‘to sit’ |
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/ot/ |
‘promise’ |
|
/kurs/ |
‘antelope’ |
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/ko s/ |
‘tender leaf’ |
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/puy/ |
‘to bloom’ |
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/koy/ |
‘to cut, reap harvest’ |
| Contrast between /e/ and /a/ |
|
/el/ |
‘rat’ |
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/al/ |
‘to get ready’ |
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/kel/ |
‘hair’ |
|
/kal/ |
‘stone’ |
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/pel/ |
‘wedding’ |
|
/pal/ |
‘tooth’ |
| Contrast between /e/ and /o/ |
|
/et/ |
‘to carry’ |
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/ot/ |
‘to promise’ |
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/el/ |
‘rat’ |
|
/ol/ |
‘to bend down’ |
|
/ren / |
‘two’ |
|
/lon/ |
'to kiss’ |
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