k^ a |
‘bank of river’ |
| h^u
|
‘village’ |
u r
|
‘north’ |
n Um
|
‘name’ |
| tE^ŋ
|
‘thirst’ |
| l^^r
|
‘low’ |
r : ^^n
|
‘weakness’ |
|
[ ], retroflex voiceless
lax stop, is produced as this: the tip of the tongue curles back and touches
hard palate blocking the air completely. The air behind the closure is
compressed due to pressure from the lungs and when the tongue contact is
removed the air rushed out with an explosion. The vocal cords do not
vibrate.
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Examples:
|
 ^ u
|
‘nut’ |
i: i
|
‘tin’ |
| ·u
|
‘edge’ |
| pla
|
‘basket’ |
| ka:a
|
‘nail (iron)’ |
| gh:¸a
|
‘bell, clock’ |
| ko:
|
‘cot’ |
| ũ
|
‘camel’ |
| h^
|
‘market’ |
|
[], retroflex voiceless tense
stop, is produced same as [] except tense.
The vocal organs are tense.
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Examples:
|
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|
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[k], velar voiceless lax stop, is produced as
this: the back of the tongue is raised and pressed against soft palate
blocking the air completely. The air behind the closure is compressed due to
pressure from the lungs and when the contact of the tongue is relased by
lowering the tongue, the air rushes out producing an explosive sound. The
vocal cords do not vibrate.
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Examples :
|
| kl
|
‘to send’ |
| km |
‘few’ |
k a
|
‘husband’ |
| kŋka |
‘mad’ |
| b^ks
|
‘box’ |
| b^kla
|
‘bark’ |
| jho:rka |
‘window’ |
| ps^k
|
‘dress’ |
| pãk |
‘mud’ |
č^ k
|
‘whip’ |
|
[],
velar voicelesss tense stop, is produced same as [k] except tense. The vocal
organs are tense.
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Examples :
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i 
k
