It
is an alveolar voiced unaspirated fricative. It generally occurs
in the initial position.
Initial
/zà:nì/
‘yesterday’
/zí:ah/
‘tomorrow’
/zó:/
‘monkey’
/zàkuo/
‘shirt’
/zìrtìrtú/
‘teacher’
2.6.19.
/h/
It
is a glottal unaspirated fricative. It is a very common and
distinctive sound in Hmar. It occurs in all the three positions.
In even forms clusters occurring as the first member in initial
clusters.
Initial
/hàih/
‘ladle’
/hmè:/
‘curry’
/hmèdè:/
‘chutney’
/hlá:/
‘far’
Medial
/sàhmúl/
‘wool’
/sáih:i/
‘elephants’
/thlàihrá/
‘salad’
/i$nhál/
‘quarrel’
Final
/àh/
‘at’
/tàh/
‘done’
/thrh/
‘well’,
‘let’s’
/fè:táh/
‘went’
/nh/
‘not’
2.6.20.
/l/
It
is an alveolar voiced lateral sound. It occurs in all the three
positions.
Initial
/lónèi/
‘farming’
/lúmét/
‘hair
cut’
/lìlípá:r/
‘lily’
/là:mkhúo/
‘jack fruit’
Medial
/klthei/
‘guava’
/múolhi/
‘lIchi’
/rèlkè:/
‘hog palm’
/álkéinà/
‘plough’
Final
/búl/
‘stump’
/rú:l/
‘snake’
/sá:pbà:l/
‘potato’
/dá:l/
‘lentil’
/nàl/
‘nice’
/pál/
‘wade in water’
/sál/
‘slave’
2.6.21.
/r/
It
is an alveolar voiced flap sound. It occurs in all the three
positions.
/
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r
h/
