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/p/ bilabial voiceless plosive |
/v/ labiodental semivowel |
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/pe u/ |
`wife’ |
/ve u/ |
`beetle’ |
/pe e/ |
`survive’ |
/ve e/ |
`produce’ |
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/t/ dental voiceless plosive |
/d/ dental voiced plosive |
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/tumbu/ |
`fill’ |
/dumbu/ |
`dust’ |
/ta e/ |
`stem of a plant’ |
/da e/ |
`hollow anklet which will not make noise’ |
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/ / retroflex voiceless plosive |
/ / retroflex voiced plosive |
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/o u/ |
`paste’ |
/o u/ |
`shut’ |
/go u/ |
`stalk of a flower’ |
/ga u/ |
`male’ |
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