(i)
V-is realized as  when the vowel in the first syllable of the following noun
is a (except when it is immediately preceded by h) |
| Examples: |
|
nV-
|
-- n«-pha
|
‘your
father’
|
|
kV-
|
-- k«-& aN
|
‘cold’
but,
ka-ham ‘good’
|
|
bV-
|
-- b«-  &aN
|
‘his
waist’ but,
ba-han ‘flesh’
|
|
|
| (ii) V
is realized as I when it is immediately followed by Y. |
| Examples: |
|
bV-
|
-- bi-ya
|
‘where’
|
|
phV-
|
-- phi-yk
|
‘be
opened’
|
|
|
| (iii) V
is realized as u when it is immediately followed by a dilabial
followed by a. |
| Examples: |
|
bV-
|
-- bu-pha
|
‘father’
|
|
bV-
|
-- bu-ma
|
‘mother’
|
|
|
| 2.6. Kokborok
has a tendency of dropping one of the vowels if the same vowel occurs
in the consecutive syllables. If it occurs in two consecutive syllables
the first vowel is dropped out of the two; if it occurs in three consecutive
syllables, it is |
