(B) Consonants: |
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| Voiceless Unaspirated Vs. Voiceless Aspirated |
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| p ÷ ph |
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pi |
phĩ |
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‘a piece of cloth
used to carry the
child at the back’ |
‘grandmother’ |
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pu |
phù |
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‘speak’ |
‘grandfather’ |
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api |
aphili |
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‘having life, animal’ |
‘pregnancy’ |
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adapra |
aphra |
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‘dawn’ |
‘before, first’ |
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pinu |
phinu |
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‘mother’s younger
sister’ |
‘banana’ |
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paru |
pha |
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‘mix’ |
‘shoulder’ |
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t ÷ th
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te |
athe |
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‘elder sister’ |
‘fruit’ |
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te |
the |
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‘strike with hand’ |
‘fuel’ |
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patu |
pathu |
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‘hide, conceal’ |
‘make rot’ |
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citim |
pathim |
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‘mosquito’ |
‘erect’ |
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chati |
thi |
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‘sand’ |
‘be short’ |
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k ÷ kh
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kelak |
khela |
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‘tired’ |
‘game’ |
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ka |
kha |
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‘swell’ |
‘retain, obstruct with hand’ |
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ke |
kheti |
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‘leg’ |
‘crops’ |
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tiki |
likhi |
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‘cultivate’ |
‘write’ |
| Voiced
Unaspirated Vs. Voiced Aspirated |
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| b ÷ bh |
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ba |
robha |
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‘or’ |
‘pandal’ |
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but |
bhut |
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‘blow air’ |
‘vote’ |
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baji |
bhaji |
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‘time’ |
‘a dish’ |
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tebul |
bhul |
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‘table’ |
‘make
mistake’ |
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d ÷ dh
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dili |
dhila |
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‘a subclan’ |
‘loosen’ |
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dun |
dhuni |
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‘go with’ |
‘rich’ |
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din |
chadhin |
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‘day’ |
‘freedom’ |
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ladak |
adha |
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‘here’ |
‘half’ |
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