Examples :
|
u u
|
‘to push’ |
| ud^r
|
‘generous’ |
| l^a
|
‘tired’ |
| g^i
|
‘soft place’ |
j a |
‘wrong’ |
| mi
|
‘ring’ |
s^ m
|
‘horse’ |
| nIIr
|
‘white ant’ |
|
[ ], retroflex
lax stop, is produced same as [ ] except
voicing. The vocal cords vibrate.
|
Examples :
|
 ^ a
|
‘tooth’ |
^ ra
|
‘dip into’ |
^h^ i
|
‘witch’ |
|
a:ŋua
|
‘bachelor’ |
|
^a
|
‘stick’ |
|
^¸e
|
‘fine’ |
| č^ra
|
‘bold’ |
|
[],
retroflex voiced tense stop, is produced same as []
except tense. The vocal organs are tense.
|
Examples :
|
| aa
|
‘ginger’ |
|
a:i
|
‘well’ |
|
a: |
‘finger’ |
| kEa
|
‘he-buffalo’ |
| gi
|
‘pebble’ |
| mEi |
‘ram’ |
bIh |
‘old woman’ |
|
[g], velar voiced lax stop, is produced same as [k] except
voicing. The vocal cords vibrate.
|
Examples :
|
| gIl |
‘first’ |
| g^ma |
‘rain’ |
| g^pa |
‘tomorrow’ |
| gIna |
‘bowl’ |
gI Il |
‘sand’ |
| dEñga |
‘help’ |
| rEñge |
‘poor’ |
| b^ŋg^ra |
‘short’ |
| bha:gwa |
‘loincloth’ |
| drgIi |
‘to pour out (water)’ |
|
[ ], velar voiced
tense stop, is produced same as [g], except tense. The vocal organs are
tense.
|
Examples :
|
| b^e |
‘to diverse’ |
| j^^r |
‘language’ |
| l^a |
‘to tire’ |
| s^u |
‘beautiful’ |
| thgi |
‘to collide (two moving
bodies)’ |
b oiča |
‘garden’ |
| s^uan |
‘teak (wood)’ |
| ph^n |
‘name of a month
(Feb-March)’ |
|
[ph], bilabial voiceless aspirated
stop, is produced same as [p] except aspiration. A heavy puff of air
accompanies with the release. The vocal cords do not vibrate.
|
Examples :
|
| ph^rči
|
‘to clean’ |
| ph^ŋka
|
‘to open’ |
|
