k
|
‘veranda’
|
ubù
|
‘hole’
|
pakà
|
‘pitch’
|
tno
|
‘yarn’
|
|
|
Toneme
Contrast : |
i
|
‘copulate’
|
in
|
‘go’
|
ì
|
‘interjection’
|
é
|
‘laugh at’
|
e
|
‘shoot’
|
|
‘interjection’
|
mi
|
‘cat’
|
ami
|
‘eye’
|
mi
|
‘tail’
|
ad
|
‘stem
with flower’
|
ado
|
‘coming’
|
ad
|
‘far away’
|
|
interjection’
|
a
|
come’
|
|
‘okay’
|
|
‘work
in paddy field’
|
o
|
‘bear’
|
|
‘child’
|
ajú
|
‘soak’
|
aju
|
‘weak’
|
ajù
|
‘figure’
|
|
|
Vowels: |
|
Vowel
Contrasts : |
í |
'copulate' |
é |
'laugh
at' |
a |
'came' |
o |
'beer' |
u |
'mend
a hole' |
|
'interjection' |
ti |
'pour' |
te |
'touch' |
ta |
'drink' |
to |
'go
down' |
tu |
'kick' |
t |
'collide' |
mi |
'someone' |
me |
'search' |
ma |
'no' |
mo |
'he/she' |
mu |
'blow' |
m |
'do' |
gi |
'lie
down' |
ge |
'catch
insects with gum' |
ga |
'abouse' |
|
|
|