Sounds put in parentheses are marginal in the system.
[p] is
the breathed [or voiceless], bilabial stop.
It is
produced with the airstream from the lungs being stopped
at the lips which come together and being released suddenly
with plosion. The velic is raised to close off the nasal
passage. The vocal cords are kept apart in a state of voicelessness.
It occurs initially and medially.
Initial
pr
‘hail’
pģmĭp
‘widow’
pācū
‘tree trunk
mushroom, stipeless
and without parasol, one of
various kinds’
Medial
tpą
‘moss’
pįp
‘carry baby pick-a-pick’
[b] is the voiced ,bilabial stop.
It is
articulated by stopping the airflow from the lungs at the
lips which close and by suddenly releasing the same. The
velic is raised to close the nasal cavity. The vocal cords
come together, vibrate to produce voice.
It occurs initially and medially.
Initial
bņkhŏm
‘beard’
bņkhņ }
‘1. chin
2.aw’
bņkhŏ }
Medial
ōbě
‘arm’
ōbą
‘hand’
ōbó
‘turds’
[t] is the breathed, dental stop.
It is
articulated by the tip of the tongue being raised to touch
the back of the upper incisors, thereby causing stoppage
of airflow and by abruptly withdrawing the tongue causing
poison. The velic is raised to shut off the nasal cavity.
The vocal cords are kept apart in a state of voiceless ness.
It occurs initially and medially
Initial
tōr
‘shade’
tąlā
‘body part, part of
the neck above the adam’s apple’
ĭ
rō
cņuó
h
Ś
kōrūņ
r
