| [n] Voiced alveolar nasal, occurs
elsewhere. |
|
/na:r/ |
[na:r] |
‘village’ |
|
/puna:/ |
[puna.] |
‘new’ |
|
/mi:n/ |
[mi:n] |
‘fish’ |
| Retroflexes: |
| /t/ - [t] Voiceless unaspirated
retroflex stop, occurs in all positions. |
|
/ a:li:/ |
[ali.] |
‘cow’ |
|
/e:e:/ |
[e:e.] |
‘crab’ |
|
/ha:/ |
[ha:] |
‘bazaar’ |
/ /
- []
Voiceless unaspirated retroflex stop, occurs in all positions. |
|
/ol/ |
[·ol] |
‘to die’ |
|
/po:d/ |
[po:d] |
‘sun’ |
|
/ko:i: |
[ko:i.] |
‘twenty’ |
|
/gu:/ |
[gu:] |
‘wall of bamboo splinters’ |
| Palatals: |
| /c / - [c] Voiceless unaspirated
palatal stop with sibilant release, occurs in all positions. |
|
/conna:/ |
[conna.] |
‘small’ |
|
/kaci:/ |
[kaci.] |
‘iron’ |
|
/mac/ |
[mac] |
‘mist’ |
| /j/ - [j] Voiced unaspirated
palatal stop, occurs in all positions. |
|
/je:l/ |
[je:l] |
‘fishing net’ |
|
/mujo:l/ |
[mujo:l] |
‘husband’ |
|
/ka:nji:/ |
[ka:˜ji.] |
‘grass’ |
|
/a j/ |
[aj] |
‘bear’ |
/y/ - [ ]
Non-syllabic high front unrounded vocoid, occurs in all
position. |
|
/ya:mo:l/ |
[a:mo:l] |
‘tortoise’ |
|
/leya:/ |
[lea.] |
‘maiden’ |
|
/koyto:r/ |
[koto:r] |
‘a Gond man’ |
|
/ney/ |
[ne] |
‘a oil’ |
|
/nay/ |
[na] |
‘dog’ |
