| Uh |
uh |
‘expression of sorrow/apin’ |
| pUh |
puh |
‘an Assamese month’ |
t h |
toh |
‘yes’ |
In some
words, [h] freely varies with [x], the voiceless velar
fricative.
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| hotn~ |
hoton |
‘a small basket used to
store |
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rice etc.’ |
 bIhi~ |
abihoy |
‘subject’ |
| hnyahi~ |
honyahi |
‘sanyasi’ |
| xnyahi |
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I hn~ |
ihon |
‘love, like’ |
| Ixn |
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| khai~ |
kahay |
‘thin’ |
| kxai |
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| hrlu~ |
harlu |
‘a metal cup used to
drink |
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water, beer etc. |
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Lateral
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/l/ is
realized as [l], the alveolar lateral everywhere.
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| la |
la |
‘he, she, it’ |
| lEpUm |
lepum |
‘pestle’ |
| lama |
lama |
‘flag’ |
| lUt |
lut |
‘enter’ |
| plIpli |
plipli |
‘butterfly’ |
| cóEl |
celo |
‘buffalo’ |
| kIlu |
kilu |
‘cockroach’ |
| lUpIk |
lupik |
‘more blunt’ |
| jal |
jal |
‘fishing net’ |
| trval |
torval |
‘sword’ |
|
/r/ is
realized as [r], the alveolar trill everywhere.
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| rE |
re |
‘skin’ |
| r |
ro |
‘village’ |
| rUmal |
rumal |
‘handkerchief’ |
| pIrthe |
pirthe |
‘world’ |
| ptora |
patora |
‘trouble (Tr.)’ |
| cIru |
ciru |
‘weep’ |
| botr |
botor |
‘weather’ |
| jr |
jor |
‘sell’ |
| nichar |
nichar |
‘great grandfather’s
sister’ |
|
par |
apar |
‘except’ |
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Semi-vowels
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/v/ has two
allophones [ ]
and [v]. /v/ is realized as [], the
high-back unrounded non-syllabic vowel after
a vowel and before a consonant or in the final position.
|
r |
rov |
‘a fish’ |
| tan |
tavn |
‘town’ |
| blasch |
blavch |
‘bolouse’ |
v/ is
realized as [v], the labio-dental frictionless continuant
initially and before a vowel.
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