| /só~sóu/
|
‘boil’ |
| /kò~kòu/
|
‘call’ |
| /rò~ròu/
|
‘inheritance’, riches’ |
| /ìnrò~ìnroù/
|
‘unwilling to part with’ |
| /ìnnò~ìnnóu/
|
‘tender’ |
| /bó:~bóu/
|
‘without’ |
| /mànbó~mànbóu/
|
[price without] ‘free’ |
/hmá glò~hmálòu/
|
[use not] ‘useless’ |
| /hmáibò~hmá:ibòu/
|
[face not] ‘valueless’ |
| /chànlámbò~chanlambòu/
|
[character not] ‘vagebond’ |
/rùo hámlò~routhamlòu/
|
[rain wet not] ‘new’ |
/khàwphò-tàmló~kh plòu-ámlóu
|
[satisfied-hungry not] ‘barely managing’
|
|
|
Final
|
| /zàkùo~zàkò:/
|
‘shirt’,
‘blouse’ |
| /màzùkùo~màzùkò:/
|
‘rat role’ |
| /pko~pk:/ |
‘nine’ |
| /tàlúo~tàló:/ |
‘very
much’ |
| /ìnhmátuúo~inhmató:/
|
‘facing each other’ |
| /khúo~khó:/ |
‘village’
|
| /blùo~pò:/ |
‘occupy’ |
| /pùo~pò:/
|
‘likeness’ |
| /ìnsùo~ìnso:/
|
‘release’ |
| /ìnbúo~inbó:/
|
‘spill’ |
| /ìnthúo~ìntho:/
|
‘stack’ |
| /ìndùo~Indo:/
|
‘tender shoots’, ‘caves’ |
|
|
|
It
may be noted that /uo/ is always long and soft. In changes
to / /
when shortened or used in combination with other words. |
| Some
diphtongs undergo changes on use of the words containing
them in different forms: |
|
|
|
|
| These
are high back rounded vowels. Generally /u/ does not occur
finally except in a few cases. |
Initial
|
| /ùl/ |
‘stale’ |
/ú:m/ |
‘gourd’ |
| /ùk/ |
‘grey’ |
/ú:ksàk/
|
‘care for’ |
| /úpà/ |
‘elder of a' |
/ú:náu/ |
‘fiial brother/sister’ |
|
community’ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Medial
|
| /á:rtúi/ |
‘hen’s egg’ |
/cúl/
|
‘old jhum’ |
| /kù:rtài/ |
‘jaggery’ |
/cù:l/ |
‘smoothering’ |
| /thí:rkùt/ |
‘fork’ |
/búl/ |
‘stump’ |
| /bùtù:/ |
‘sowing paddy’ |
/bù:l/ |
‘short’,
broken part’ |
|
|
|
|
Final
|
| /cú/ |
‘that’ |
/bù:/
|
‘food’ |
| /tùbàu/ |
‘hammer’ |
/mú:/
|
‘seed’, ‘kite (bird)’ |
| /càu/ |
‘only’ |
/cà:u/
|
‘weak’ |
| /dáu/ |
‘shallow’ |
/thú:/
|
‘bad
smell’ |
|
/
