| [kh]
is a slightly aspirated voiceless velar stop. It occurs in loan words.
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[khura]
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‘hoof’
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[akh r]
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‘letter’
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[gakhir]
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‘milk’
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| [k’]
is the unreleased voiceless velar stop. It occurs only in final position.
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‘idle’
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[menzak’]
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‘buffalo’
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[epuk’]
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‘arrow’
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‘banana’
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| [k]
voiceless velar stop. It occurs in all other environments. |
[k@]
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‘boy’
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[kčdaN]
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‘daughter-in-law’
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[kédi]
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‘mango’
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[akn]
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‘other’
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[takum]
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‘locust’
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[ukil]
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‘pleader’
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| 6.
/g/ It has two positional alternants i.e., [g’] and [g] [g’] is the
unreleased voiced velar stop and occurs only in final position and
is in free variation with [k’]. |
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‘banana’
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[mimag’]
~ [mimak]
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‘war’
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[lagbig’]
~ [lagbik’]
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‘right’
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[alag’]
~ [alak’]
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‘hand’
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| [g]
voiced velar stop. It occurs elsewhere. |
[gļ t]
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‘to go’
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‘call (imperative)’
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[gakļr]
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‘milk’
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[agėr]
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‘work’
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[pegu]
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‘a Miri surname’
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[agm]
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‘work’
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[migm]
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‘prince’
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[sigu]
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‘hot water’
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[lagzin]
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‘finger’
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[migm]
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‘face’
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[liNgum]
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‘neck’
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| 1.4.2.2.
Fricatives and affricates |
| This
language has three fricative sounds and two affricate sounds. However
allophonic distribution of these sounds involves manner overlapping.
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| 1. /s/
has two allophones [s] and [ts] |
| [s]
voiceless alveolar fricative. It occurs in word final position in
low tone and in clusters. |
[baks]
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‘box’
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[pis]
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‘office’
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[pskad]
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‘post card’
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[bens]
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‘bench’
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[mensaru ]
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‘fox’
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‘knife’
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[ansi]
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‘cold’
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| [ts]
voiceless alveolar affricate. It occurs in all other environments.
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[tsagi]
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‘wooden pot’
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[tsķl]
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‘today’
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[tsķr]
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‘morning’
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[tsao]
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‘cast’
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[tsķkir]
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‘cold’
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[atsi]
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‘water’
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[atsina]
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‘heart’
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[dļtsa]
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‘Kartik; the eighth month of the
Indian calendar.’
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