1.4.5.2.
|
/ u / has only one allophone [u].
|
It is a high back rounded short-vowel. It occurs initially,
medially and finally.
|
| [ ulli. ] |
|
‘onion’ |
| |
|
|
| [ turiya ] |
|
‘rafter’ |
| |
|
|
| [ onpu.
] |
|
‘memory’ |
| |
|
|
|
1.4.5.3.
|
/ o / has only one allophone [o].
|
It is a high mid back rounded short vowel and occurs initially, medially
and finally.
|
| [ onpu.
] |
|
‘memory’ |
| |
|
|
| [ tokni.
] |
|
‘marsh’ |
| |
|
|
| [ moggo.] |
|
‘bud’ |
| |
|
|
|
1.4.5.4.
|
/ a / has only allophone [a]. It is
a central low unrounded short vowel. It occurs
initially, medially and finally. |
|
| [ anga.
] |
|
‘body’ |
| |
|
|
| [ kannu. ] |
|
‘eye’ |
| |
|
|
| [ herra. ] |
|
‘fodder’ |
|
|
1.4.6.
|
Vowel length occurs with all vowels
when they occur in word initial and medial
positions. |
|
|
1.4.6.1. |
/ i : / has one allophone [ i : ] |
| [ i: nju. ] |
|
‘today’ |
| |
|
|
| [ ti:coni.
] |
|
‘sponge gourd’ |
|
1.4.6.2.
|
/ e : / has one allophone [ e : ]
|
| [ e: yu. ] |
|
‘water’ |
| |
|
|
| [ ge: ru. ] |
|
‘ladder’ |
|
1.4.6.3.
|
/ u : / has one allophone [ u : ]
|
| [ u: na.
] |
|
‘small’ |
| |
|
|
[ ku:
 u.] |
|
‘wall’ |
|
| 1.4.6.4 |
/ o : / has one allophone [ o :
] |
|
|
[ o: ra]
|
‘furrow’ |
|
[to:
lu] |
‘skin,
hide’
| |
|
|
1.4.6.5.
|
/ a : / has one allophone [ a : ]
|
| [ a: ku ] |
|
‘leaf’ |
| |
|
|
| [ kra: ndu ] |
|
‘mongoose’ |
|
1.4.7.
|
Nasalization
occurs with all vowels when they are in medial and final
positions. Exceptions are mentioned in
1.4.4.3.
|
1.4.7.1.
|
/ ì / has one allophone
[ ì ]
|
| [ hiyé: ni ] |
|
‘shade’ |
| |
|
|
| [ sahi ] |
|
‘porcupine’ |
|
1.4.7.2.
|
/ ì : / has noe
allophone [ ì]
|
|
[ nì
: yu ]
‘oil’ |
