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| /o/ mid-back noncentralised short vowel |
| /o:/ mid-back noncentralised long vowel |
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| /ole/ |
`oven’ |
| /o:le/ |
`palm leaf’ |
/ko i/ |
`creeper’ |
| /ko:i/ |
`crore’ |
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/u, u:/ |
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| /u/ higher-back noncentralised short vowel |
| /u:/ higher-back centralised long vowel |
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| /ukku/
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`strip’ |
| /u:kku/ |
`kindle’ |
/pu u/ |
`budding’ |
| /pu:u/ |
`fit’ |
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/ü,ü:/ |
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| /ü/ higher-back centralised short vowel |
| /ü:/ higher-back centralised long vowel |
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| /müle/ |
`women’s breast’ |
| /mü:le/ |
`wild jasmine’ |
/pü e/ |
`rivulet’ |
| /pü:e/ |
`a variety of flower’ |
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