| |
|
| /a/
is realized low fron unrounded vowel |
| in
the first syllable of a word after [y]. |
yati |
‘box
(used for keeping clothes)’ |
yat |
‘umbrella
(traditional)’ |
| yaju
|
‘laddle’ |
|
|
|
/i
/ is high central unrounded vowel. |
| myo |
‘poison’ |
| byo
|
‘also’ |
| neyo
|
‘okay’ |
| mdo
|
‘rain’ |
| st |
‘elephant’ |
|
|
/ i / is realized as mid central vowel  ]
before [r] and in word final position when [r] precedes it. |
| kakr |
‘look
back’ |
|
harkr |
‘run
back’ |
| tar
|
‘ant’ |
| tr
|
‘forehead’ |
|
|
/
i / is realized as high back unrounded vowel [ü] in the
word final position and before word final
[ ]. |
| nymü |
‘girl’ |
stü
|
‘elephant’ |
|
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