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BROKSKAT GRAMMAR
N.Ramaswami

/ondil./
/handa/

 [ol]
 [h^^]

�cuckoo�
�dumb�
 

[d] the voiced alveolar stop, occurs elsewhere.

/doko/
/daku/
/mannud/

 [doko.]
 [d^ku]
[m^nnud]

 

�waist�
�beans�
�bread�

/g/ has one allophone [g] the voiced velar stop.

/gonpa/
/muguR/
/miRgo:sibus/

 [gonpa.]
[muguR]
 [miRgo:sibus]

�temple�
�bowl�
�to reject�

 

/c/ has one allophone [c] the voiceless alveolar affricate.

/co/
/ce:ngi/
/canbi/

[co]
[ce:gi.]
[c^nbi.]

�onion�
�mosquito�
�bat(bird)�

 

// has one allophone [c&] the voiceless palatal affricate.

/umik/
/aktuhR/
/vya:is/

[umik]
 [akthuR]
[vya:is]

�stream�
�chain�
�bathe�

 

// has one allophone [] the voiced palated affricate.

/uRma:na/
/ulus/
/u:�uk/

[uRma:na.]
 [ulus]
 [u:�uk]

�fine�
�procession�
�face�

 
/f/ has one allophone [f] the voiceless labiodental fricative.

/nufus/
/to:fa:n/
/olafRu/

 [nufus]
[to:fa:n]
 [ol^fRu.]

�to reach�
�storm�
�carrot�

 

/s/ has one allophone [s] the voiceless alveolar fricative.

/samdal/
/Raskut/
/k�is/

[s^md^l]
 [R^skut]
 [k^�is]

�moustache�
�cotton�
�to tie�

 

/�/ has one allophone [�] the voiceless retroflex fricative.

ugu/
/pu:o/
/mu:/

[ugu.]
[pu:o.]
 [mu:]

 

�papper�
�flower�
�langauge�

// has one allophone [] the voieceless palatal fricative.

/ya:Ro/
/bia/
/a:/

[ya:Ro.]
 [bia.]
[a:]

�deer�
�twenty�
�today�

 
This sound // freely varies with /R/ in the following words: [ka.] ~ [kRa.] �crane� [ka:em] [kRa:em] �bright�, [kikkikmo.] ~ [kRikkRikmo.] �creeper�.

 

/ has one allophone[ ] the voiceless back velar fricative.

/uR/
/oRma/
/oRu:to/

 [uR]
 [oRma.]
 [oRu:to.]

�fire�
�datefruit�
�throat�

 

/h/ has one allophone [h] the voiceless glottal fricative.

/hombu/
/hatRa/
/ahon/

 [hombu.]
 [h^Ra.]
[ahon]

�deep�
�danger�
�preceptor�

 
/v/ has two allophones [w] and [v] -
[w] the bilabial semi-vowel, occurs after a vowel in the final position.

/ka:v/
/qa:v/
/ukna:v/

[ka:w]
 [qa:w]
 [ukna:w]

�which�
 �bangle�
�afterwards�

 

[v] the voiced labiodental fricative, occurs elsewhere.

/vagule/
/dava:t/
/va: R/

[vagul E.]
 [d^va:t]
[va:R]

�river bank�
�ink-pot�
�stomach�

 

/z/ has one allophone [z] the voiced alveolar fricative.

/zamo/
kiRze/
kami:z/

[z^mo.]
 [kiRzE.]
 [k^mi:z]

�good omen�
�pulses�
�shirt�

 

// has one allophone [] the voiced retroflex fricative.

/u:o/
/ua:is/
/a:o/

[u:o.]
 [ua:is]
 [a:o.]

�brother�
�to blame�
�ice�

 

// has one allophone [] the voiced palatal fricative.

/alta/
/Ribi/
/paulo/

[^lta.]
 [Ribi.]
 [p^ulo.]

�argument�
�ornamental bar for the door�
�shephered�

 

this sound [] freely varies with [R] in the word [un]~[Run] �mountain�.

 

       

                                       

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