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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
/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.
ch
ti
cha
ti
‘sand’
ch
choy
‘shave hair’
ch
du
chaydu
‘wife’s sister’s husband’
ocho
ocho
‘child’
pIncho
pincho
‘male’
phU
cho
phu
cho
‘fever’
pachvEr
pachver
‘pass always’
ch
moch
chamoch
‘ladle made of metal’
bla
ch
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’
co
i
coji
‘will eat’
hI
e
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’
h
mja
hamja
‘small ringworm’
mog
j
mogoj
‘brain’
Fricative
/h/ is realized as [h], the voiced glottal fricative everywhere.
hUpo
hupo
‘mother’s brother, wife’s/
husband’s father’
h
bIt
habit
‘jungle’
h
?It
ha?it
‘hiccough’
hIpi
hipi
‘a fruit’
kohE
kohe
‘yawn’
p
h
man
pahaman
‘make the surface smooth’
b
hIrE
bahIre
‘besides’
I
h>
i
ho
‘wait for’
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