It occurs
medially before the following consonants :
t, th, k, kh, s, r
Examples
:
1.
[cptà]
/cptà/
axe (for cutting purpose)
2.
[khpthphn]
[khpthphn]
chair
3.
[zpkáv]
/zpkáv/
to fasten to
4.
[zpkhìv]
/zpkhìv/
to fare
5.
[kps]
/kps/
tumour
6.
[zprá]
/zprá/
stingy
It occurs
medially after the following consonants : m,
Examples
:
1.
[mpó]
/mpó/
wind
2.
[lópù]
/lópù/
rock
/ph/
It is a voiceless aspirated bilabial stop. It does not have any
positional variant except [ph] itself. It occurs initially
and medially in a word.
Examples
for [ph] :
Iniatially
before a vowel :
1.
[phlánc]
/phlánc/
mountain
2.
[phánà]
/pháná/
to chase
3.
[phótk>]
/phótk/
duck
4.
[phnr]
/phnr/
pickle
5.
[phÌllì]
/phìllì/
flute
Initially
before a semivowel :
1.
[phyà]
/phyà/
to
dry in sun
2.
[phyàù]
/phyàù/
to
spill
3.
[chónphyálì]
/chónphyálì/
clay
4.
[sphwà]
/sphwà/
long
Medially
between vowels :
1.
[phóphà]
/phóphà/
ladder
2.
[phéphìv]
/phéphìv/
to
slip
3.
[mphv]
/mphv/
to
hide
4.
[sáphán]
/sáphán/
floor
Medially
after the following consonants :
m,
N, 1.
1.
[mphò]
/mphò/
secret
2.
[chónphyálì]
/chònphálì/
clay
3.
[lphyáò]
/lphyáò/
serpant
4.
[vphénì]
/vphénì/
prison
5.
[kólphérà]
/kòlphérà/
tomatto
/t/
It is a voiceless unaspirated dental stop. It has a positional variant
[d] which can be described as voiced unaspirated dental stop. It
occurs only medially preceded by homorganic nasal, /t/ occurs elsewhere.
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