final close
syllables, (ii) in close monosyllabic words and (iii) finally.
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 rkan |
arkan |
‘cross (v)’ |
I hap |
ihap |
‘door, close door’ |
| mha |
maha |
‘face’ |
| kam |
kám |
‘work (N)’ |
| kák |
kák |
‘remove, fade’ |
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čhIka |
chika |
‘a hundred paise, one
rupee’ |
| tka |
taka |
‘money’ |
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/a/ is
realized as [ ], a mean-mid
central unrounded vowel: (i) initially except in monosyllabic
words and
(ii) in the non-final syllables of polysyllabic words.
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rju |
arju |
‘ask’ |
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dUn |
adun |
‘second’ |
th r |
athor |
‘hole in earth’ |
|
chap |
achap |
‘little’ |
| prUm |
parum |
‘collect, gather’ |
| ldak |
ladak |
‘here’ |
| ppphar |
papaphar |
‘make bloom’ |
| pclai |
pacalay |
‘joke (Tr.)’ |
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/a/ is
realized as [a], a low central unrounded vowel elsewhere [that
is, (i) initially and medially in
monosyllabic words, (ii) in final syllables of polysyllabic
words and (iii) finally].
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| an |
an |
‘cooked rice, meal’ |
| cam |
cam |
‘wash with water’ |
| na |
na |
‘you, your (sg.)’ |
| Ita |
ita |
‘keep near fire/heat’ |
| vam |
vam |
‘waist’ |
| rak |
rak |
‘tie’ |
| nopak |
nopak |
‘a big knife called
dao’ |
| la |
la |
‘he, she, it (Prox.)’ |
| anta |
anta |
‘yet’ |
| hla |
hala |
‘he, she, it (dist.)’ |
Back Vowels
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/o/ has two
allophones / / and [o]. /o/
is realized as [], a
lower-mid back rounded vowel |
initially
and medially in close syllables.
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k |
ok |
‘meat, fish’ |
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o |
‘mother’s brother’ |
j |
joy |
‘be easy’ |
t
n |
tón |
a basket’ |
| pErt |
perot |
‘make someone to cut’ |
| damnn |
damnon |
‘go (Imp.)’ |
| th |
toh |
‘yes’ |
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nti |
onti |
‘ear ring worn by men’ |
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// is
realized as [o], a high-mid back rounded
vowel elsewhere.
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