|
[pķńi] ~ [pķni]
|
‘eight’
|
|
[rłńi] ~ [rłni]
|
‘saturday’
|
|
|
‘sun’
|
|
|
| The following examples establish
the phonemic status of [n]. |
[ań  ]
|
‘little’
|
|
[ańak]
|
‘a kind of coarse rice’
|
[lenńi]
|
‘door’
|
|
|
| So, it can be safely said
that it is a marginal phoneme in the language, with a limited distribution.
|
| 1.4.2.4. Lateral |
| /l/ has only one positional
variant. |
| It is on apicodental lateral.
|
|
[lambė]
|
‘road’
|
[al]
|
‘salt’
|
|
[kķ li]
|
‘wooden pot’
|
|
[miglu]
|
‘blind’
|
[lėkr]
|
‘ladder step’
|
|
|
‘thunder bolt’
|
|
[ilė]
|
‘stain’
|
[makl]
|
‘coal’
|
|
|
| 1.4.2.5. Trill |
| /r/ has three positional
variants i.e., [r], [R] and [r8]
|
| /r/ is apicoalveolar trill.
It occurs in high and level tones in all the positions except in CVC
environment. |
|
[rśbė]
|
‘deaf’
|
|
[rśnļėbļ ]
|
‘creator’
|
|
[rķpan]
|
‘to pin up after separating (an
object)’
|
|
[yumran]
|
‘small forest’
|
|
[turnąm]
|
‘life’
|
|
[sagrčp]
|
‘cough’
|
[zķrni]
|
‘anger’
|
|
[kļ zķr]
|
‘name of a month’
|
|
|
| [R] is an apiolveolor flap.
It occurs finally and in low tone. |
|
|
‘butterfly’
|
[mimb R]
|
‘young boy’
|
|
|
‘dew’
|
|
[ėsaR]
|
‘air’
|
|
|
| [r]
is an apico palatal retroflex trill. It occurs in VCV pattern in the
speech of the speakers of Sayang dialect. |
[d ik]
|
‘pigeon’
|
|
|
‘hen’
|
[ai]
|
‘true’
|
[gai]
|
‘cart’
|
[kļi]
|
‘flock’
|
|
|
| 1.4.2.6. Frictionless
continuants |
| 1. /y/ has only one
allophone [y]. It is a fronto-palatal frictionless continuant. It
occurs initially and medially. |
|
[yąka]
|
‘black’
|
|
[yańi]
|
‘father’s sister’
|
|
[yilśt]
|
‘hornet’
|
[luyka]
|
‘do not say’
|
[ąya]
|
‘affection’
|
|
|
| 2. /w/ has only one
allophone [w]. It is a bilabial frictionless continuant. It occurs
only medially. |
[awą]
|
‘east’
|
[smuwa]
|
‘Miri clan’
|
[aw]
|
‘son’
|
[swļ]
|
‘cow’
|
[bbuwa]
|
‘dear one; a term of address towards
a young boy’
|
|
|
| 1.4.3. Tones |
| It is a well-known fact
that in every language differences are found in the level of pitch
between any given syllable and |
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