|
o and a |
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Initially |
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|
|
Medially |
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|
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Finally |
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|
|
1.
|
[ ò]
[ à] |
/ ò/
/ á/
|
fish
yolk |
2.
|
[ ró]
[ rà] |
/ ró/
/ rà/
|
kid of animal
forest |
3.
|
[ rò]
[ rà] |
/ rò/
/ rà/
|
crocodile
illness |
4.
|
[ nò]
[ nà] |
/ nò/
/ nà/
|
ear
sell (Imp) |
5.
|
[ m ]
[ m¡] |
/ m /
/ m¡/
|
uncle
salt |
|
|
|
Contrasts on
the basis of lip position |
|
|
i and
u
|
|
|
Initially |
|
|
|
|
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Medially |
|
|
|
1.
|
[n kà]
[n rà] |
/n kà/
/n rà/ |
black
sorrow |
2.
|
[m lànì]
[m l ] |
/m lànì/
/m l / |
evening
rhiniceros |
3.
|
[mìkh m]
[m  ] |
/mìkh m/
/m  / |
fire worship
five |
|
|
|
Finally |
|
|
|
1.
|
[t kì]
[t k ] |
/t kì/
/t k / |
chest
to weave cloth |
2.
|
[ mì]
[ m ] |
/ mì/
/ m /
|
fire
bamboo thread |
|
|
|
e and o |
|
|
Initially |
|
|
|
1.
|
[èrà]
[ rà] |
/èrà/ / rà/
|
thirst
worm |
2.
|
[ chò]
[ tshò] |
/ chò/
/ tshò/ |
wing
spear |
3.
|
[ rì]
[ rò] |
/ rì/
/ rò/
|
crocodile
kid of animal |
4.
|
[ lì]
[ lì] |
/ lì/
/ lì/
|
wealth
field |
5.
|
[  ]
[  ] |
/  /
/  /
|
air
rope |
6.
|
[ v n]
[ vòn] |
/ v n/
/ vòn/
|
arm
sound |
|
|
|
Medially |
|
|
|
1.
|
[l n ]
[l nà] |
/l n /
/l nà/
|
put inside (Imp)
from |
|
|