Download Lotha Book

 
 
Medially between two vowels:


 
 
 
1. [pf] /pf/ pot
2. [pfà] /pfà/ smear (Imp)

 
 
/pv/ It is a voiced unaspirated labiodental affricate. It has voicelesson set and voiced release. It starts with a voiceless sound and ends in a voiced sound. It does not have any other positional variant other than [pv] itself. It occurs initially, medially in a word.
 
 
Examples for [pv] :

Initially
 
 
 
1. [tsnà] /tsnà/ cut (cloth) (Imp)
2. [tsná] /tsná/ swelling
3.  [tsà] /tsà/ cut with the knife flesh etc. (Imp)
 
  Medially after the following consonants :

n and
 
 



1. [phlánts] /phlánts/ mountain
2. [mtsv] /mtsv/ vulture

 
 
/tsh/ It is a voiceless aspirated alveolar affricate. It does not have any other positional variant other than [tsh] itself. It occurs initially and medially in a word.

 
  Examples for [tsh] :

Initially before a vowel :

 
 
 
1.  [tshrh] /tshrh/ mongoose
2. [tsháns] /tsháns/ wool
3. [tshthílì] /tshthílì/ farm

 
  Medially between two vowels :  
 
 
1. [mátsh] /mátsh/ chilly
2. [tsh] /sh/ fire wood

 
 
/c/ It is a voiceless palatal affricate. It does not have any positional variant other than [c] itself. It occurs initially and medially in a word.

 
  Examples for [c]:

Initially before a vowel :
 
 
 
1. [cénrà] /cénrà/ bed bug
2. [cénr] /cénr/ water snake
3. [cérhà] /cérhà/ suqirrel

 
  Medially between two vowels :  
 
 
1. [ócò] /ócò/ leg
2. [có] /có/ log
3. [cò] /cò/ terrace

 
 
/ch/ It is a voiceless asipirated palatal affricate. It does not have any positional variant other than [ch] itself. It occurs initially and medially in a word.

 

 

 

Previous

  |  

Next

Top

 
Lotha Index Page
 
FeedBack | Contact Us | Home
ciil grammar footer