1.5.9.2.
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/ p / has the allophone [ p ] |
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It is a voiceless bilabial stop. It occurs in the following
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| [ pa: cu ] |
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‘song’ |
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| ii) initially in clusters |
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| [ pro: ņdo ] |
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‘grasshopper’ |
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| iii) medially between vowels. |
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| [ ti: pa ] |
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‘sweet’ |
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| iv) medially in gemination |
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| [ kappa ] |
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‘frog’ |
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| v) medially after homorganic nasal. |
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| [ ka: mpi ] |
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‘scald’ (pr. p.) |
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| vi) medially in clusters. |
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[ apka ·uńga
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‘quiver’ |
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1.5.9.3.
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/ b / has the allophone [ b ] |
It is a voiced bilabial stop occurring in the following environments.
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| i) initially before vowels. |
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| [ bilei ] |
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‘cat’ |
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| ii) initially in clusters |
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| [ bņe: komi ] |
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‘kind of cucumber’ |
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| iii) medially between vowels |
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| [ sara: bu ] |
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‘carpenter’ |
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| iv) medially in gemination |
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| [ tibba ] |
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‘rust’ |
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| v) medially after homorganic nasal |
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| [ bi: mbi ] |
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‘gnat’ |
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| vi) medially in clusters |
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| [ habda ] |
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‘sound’ |
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1.55.9.4.
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/ t / has the allophone [ t ]. |
It is a voiceless dental stop. It occurs in the following environments.
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| i) initially before vowels. |
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| [ ti: pa ] |
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‘sweet’ |
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| ii) initially in clusters |
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| [ tŗe: lu ] |
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‘cream’ |
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‘heart’ |
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| iii) medially between vowels. |
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| [ ba:tu ] |
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‘duck’ |
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‘male animal’ |
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| iv) medially in gemination |
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| [ ettu ] |
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‘height’ |
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| v) medially after homorganic nasal |
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| [ batņi ] |
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‘ball’ |
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‘minister’ |
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| vi) medially in clusters |
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| [ na: tya ] |
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‘grandson’ |
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‘gram’ |
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