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2. [mà] /mà/
[mhà] /mhà/ dead body
 
  l and lh  
 
1. [là] /là/ cheap price
[lhà] /lhà/ tie the rope (Imp)
2. [là] /là/ return (Imp)
[lhà] /lhà/ pluck fruit (Imp)

 
  Medially  
 
 
1. [lì] /lì/ wealth
[lhì] /lhì/ labour
2. [pólà] /pólà/ shallow
[pólhòp>] /pólhòp/ belly

 
  r and rh  
  Initially  
 
 
1. [rà] /rà/ approve (Imp)
[rhà] /rhà/ gnaw (Imp)
2. [r] /r/ reap (grain) (Imp)
[rhà] /rhà/ bark (Imp)
3. [rv] /rv/ to roast
[rhv] /rhv/ to saw

 
  Medially  
 
 
1. [rá] /rá/ worm
[rhà] /rhà/ womb
2. [rò] /rò/ offspring
[rhò] /rhò/ local beans

 
  Contrast for voicing  
  pf and pv  
  Initially
 
 
 
1. [pfà] /pfà/  clean surface by hand(Imp)
[pvá] /pvá/ carry body (Imp)

 
  Medially  
 
 
1. [pf] /pf/ pot
[pv] /pv/ mother

 
  f and v  
  Initially  
 
 
1. [fà] /fà/ measure (Imp)
[vá] /vá/ go (Imp)
2. [frò] /frò/ dog
[vórò] /vórò/ bird

 
  Medially  
 
 
1. [f] /f/ skin
[v] /v/ toad
2. [fà] /fá/ steal (Imp)
[vá] /vá/ leech
3. [sf] /sf/ leather
[svì] /svì/ tailor

 
  s and z  
  Initially  
 
 
1. [s /s/ beat (Imp)
[z] /z/ stand (Imp)
2. [spà] /spá/ becoming smaller (air etc)
[zpà] /zpà/ plaster (Imp)
3. [smà] /smà/ becoming smaller(solid thing)
[zmà] /zmà/ hide and attack

 
     

 

 

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