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The phonemes of Gojri language have been classified into two main kinds
viz., Segmental and Suprasegmentals.
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Segmental Phonemes:
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There are forty+two segmental phonemes in Gojri language, out of these
ten are vowel, and thirty-one are consonant phonemes, Besides voiceless
uvular stop /q/ is marginal phoneme in the language.
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Vowels:
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unrounded
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unrounded |
rounded |
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High
i
u
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Lower-high
I
U
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Mid
e
 o
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Lower-mid
€
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Low
a
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The length is predictable, as high vowels are longer compared to the
lower -high vowels and lower mid/low vowels are also longer than the mid
vowels. However, the difference in duration is less prominent and regular
than the difference in quality.
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Consonants:
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Dental |
Retroflex |
Palatal |
Velar
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Uvular |
Glottal |
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Stops & Affricates
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vl. unaspi.
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p |
t |
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c
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k
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(q)
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vl. aspi.
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ph |
th |
h |
ch |
kh |
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vd. unaspi
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b |
d |
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j
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g
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Fricatives
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vd.
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z
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| Nasals |
m |
n |
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| Laterals |
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l |
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| Flap |
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Frictionless
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Supra-segmental phonemes:
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The suprasegmental phonemes are those phonemes in the language which do
not occur by themselves rather these are superimposed upon segmental
phonemes.
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Following are the suprasegmental phonemes:
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Nasalization : /~/
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