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/ch/ has two allophones (čh) and (ch). /ch/ is realized as [čh], the aspirated voiceless palatal affricate initially andmedially before front vowels.
 
čhIkari chikari ‘hunter’
čhithi chithi ‘letter’
bEčhi bechi ‘much’
vočhIk vochik ‘ a month’

/ch/ is realized as [ch], the voiceless aspirated alveolar affricate initially and medially else-
where and finally.
 
chti chati ‘sand’
ch choy ‘shave hair’
chdu chaydu ‘wife’s sister’s husband’
ocho ocho  ‘child’
pIncho pincho ‘male’
phUcho phucho ‘fever’
pachvEr pachver ‘pass always’
chmoch chamoch ‘ladle made of metal’
blach blavch ‘blouse’

/j/ has two allophones [ ] and [j]. /j/ is realized as [ ], the voiced palatal affricate initially and medially before front vowels.
 
Iprpo jirpo ‘male friend’
Ep jep ‘pocket’
coi coji ‘will eat’
hIe hije ‘bite the teeth, chew’

/j/ is realized as [j], the voiced alveolar affricate initially, medially and finally elsewhere.
 
jovE jove ‘a small honey bee’
jat jat ‘grinding stone’
jUpi jupi ‘a big rat’
jU juy ‘wander’
rju arju ‘ask’
hmja hamja ‘small ringworm’
mogj mogoj ‘brain’

Fricative
 
/h/ is realized as [h], the voiced glottal fricative everywhere.
 
hUpo  hupo ‘mother’s brother, wife’s/
husband’s father’
hbIt habit ‘jungle’
h?It ha?it ‘hiccough’
hIpi hipi ‘a fruit’
kohE kohe ‘yawn’
phman pahaman ‘make the surface smooth’
bhIrE bahIre ‘besides’
Ih> iho ‘wait for’
 

 

 
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