| o |
o |
‘abstain from doing
something’ |
ok rja |
okorja |
‘unmarried woman’ |
| mogj |
mogoj |
‘brain’ |
| ochò |
ochò |
‘child’ |
cobE |
cobey |
‘lie (N)’ |
| co |
co |
‘axe’ |
| ho |
ho |
‘take out’ |
| hElovI |
helovi |
‘far off’ |
| nò |
nò |
‘ear’ |
| arvo |
arvo |
‘leaf’ |
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/u/ has two
allophones [U] and {u]. /u/ is realized as /U/, a lower-high
back rounded vowel in
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the initial
and medial positions.
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| U |
un |
‘be able to’ |
| Utcha |
utcah |
‘enthusiasm’ |
| thUr |
thur |
‘wake up (Intr.)’ |
| kIphUr |
kiphur |
‘dig up (potato)’ |
| nUjk |
nujok |
‘pillar’ |
| pUlo |
pulo |
‘say’ |
| patUmi |
patumi |
‘yesterday’ |
| mUri |
muri |
‘flute made of buffalo
horn’ |
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/u/ is
realized as [u], a high-back rounded vowel in the final
position.
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| bu |
bu |
‘dull’ |
| rú |
rú |
‘serve a respected
person’ |
| pUtu |
putu |
‘tell (Imp.)’ |
m ntu |
mantu |
‘when’ |
| kIthu |
kithu |
‘cut with dao/sword’ |
| phú |
phú |
‘head’ |
| mirphInu |
mirphinu |
‘a flower’ |
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Consonants :
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/p/ is
realized as [p], the voiceless bilabial stop everywhere.
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| pIni |
pini |
‘today’ |
| pEn |
pen |
‘through’ |
| pr
i |
pari |
‘sow seed in a small
area’ |
| hIpì |
hipì |
‘ a fruit’ |
| vopì |
vopì |
‘hen’ |
| jIrpò |
jirpò |
‘male friend’ |
| pEnap |
penap |
‘tomorrow’ |
| ap |
ap |
‘shoot’ |
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/ph/ is
realized as [ph], the voiceless bilabial aspirated stop which
occurs only initially and
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medially.
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| phú |
phú |
‘head’ |
| phak
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phak |
‘pig’ |
