1.5.9.5.
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/ d / has the allophone [ d ]. |
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It is the voiced dental stop. It occurs
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| [ danomi ] |
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‘wealth’ |
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| ii) initially in clusters |
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| [ druńji ] |
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‘get stuck (pr.p.)’ |
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| iii) medially between vowels |
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| [ gadi ] |
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‘room’ |
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| iv) medially in gemination |
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| [gaddi ] |
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‘throne’ |
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| v) medially after homorganic nasal |
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| [ aņderi ] |
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‘darkness’ |
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| vi) medially in clusters |
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| [ kudgu ] |
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‘thigh, hindleg of animal’ |
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1.5.9.6.
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/ ţ
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It is a voiceless retroflex stop. It occurs in the environments given
below.
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| i) initially before vowels |
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[ ţa: i
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‘blister’ |
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| ii) initially in cluster |
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| [ tņimesi
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‘(he) twists the moustache’ |
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| iii) medially between vowels |
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| [ tò
:
ţo] |
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‘garden’ |
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| iv) medially in gemination |
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| [ jaţţa
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‘plait’ |
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| v) medially after homorganic nasal |
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| [ gaņţa
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‘hour’ |
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| vi) medially in clusters |
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| [ iţke:ŗi
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‘storey’ |
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1.5.9.7.
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/
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It is a voiced retroflex stop. It occurs in the following environments.
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