| /r/ |
[r] |
alveolar voiced trill occurs initially and medially |
|
[ra: ω] |
/rau/ |
`cry of a peacock’ |
|
[vIriγ ] |
/viruga/ |
`varanus’ |
| /R/ |
[ ] |
pre-alveolar voiced plosive occurs medially in |
|
|
gemination and also after the alveolar voiced nasal |
|
[nä:ω] |
/nä:RRu/ |
`yesterday’ |
|
/kEnω/ |
/kenRu/ |
`calf’ |
|
[R] |
post alveolar and retroflex like trill occurs elsewhere |
|
[RΩηgω] |
/Rongu/ |
`sleep’ |
|
[ ΛRΛ  I] |
/kaRai/ |
`spoon’ |
|
[gE Rω] |
/gevRu/ |
`man of a gowda caste’ |
| /v/ |
[] |
higher-back rounded nonsyllabic vocoid.It occurs in the v-c and c-v environments. |
|
[gERω] |
/gEvRω/ |
`man of a gowda caste’ |
|
[a:lω] |
/kva:lu/ |
`musical Instrument’ |
|
[v] |
labiodental semivowel occurs elsewhere |
|
[ga:vω] |
/ga:vu/ |
`sacrifice’ |
|
[vIrl] |
/viri/ |
`lust’ |
| /y/ |
[i] |
higher-front unrounded nonsyllabic vocoid. It occurs word finally and medially in the v-c environment. |
|
[va:i] |
/va:y/ |
`mouth’ |
|
[pΩi] |
/poy/ |
`lie’ |
|
[ Eipp ω] |
/keyppu/ |
`bitterness’ |
|
[y] |
palatal semivowel occurs elsewhere |
|
[o:yI] |
/ko:yi/ |
`fowl’ |
|
[su:ryga: dI] |
/su:rya ga:ndi/ |
`sun flower’ |
|
[da:sΛyyæ] |
/da:sayyä/ |
`beggar’ |
