/m, / |
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| /m/ bilabial nasal |
/ / retroflex nasal |
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| /ammä/ |
`father’ |
/a ä/ |
`elder brother’ |
| /ma:mi/ |
`mother-in-law’ |
/ma: i/ |
`penis’ |
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/l, / |
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| /l/ alveolar voiced lateral |
/ / retroflex voiced lateral |
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| /kole/ |
`murder’ |
/ko e/ |
`bunch of cut leaves’ |
| /puli/ |
`tiger’ |
/pu i/ |
`sour’ |
| /va:l/ |
`tail’ |
/va: / |
`saw’ |
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| /r/ alveolar voiced trill |
| /R/ alveolar plosive |
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| /pa:ru/ |
`see’ |
| /pa:Ru/ |
`vulture’ |
| /uri/ |
`to sweat’ |
| /uRi/ |
`suspended network made of rope’ |
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| /l/ alveolar voiced lateral |
| /r/ alveolar voiced trill |
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| /kole/ |
`murder’ |
| /kore/ |
`bark of a tree’ |
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| /v/ labiodental semivowel |
| /y/ palatal semivowel |
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| /ga:vu/ |
`sacrifice’ |
| /ga:ya/ |
`wound’ |
| /sa:va/ |
`cock’ |
| /sa:ya/ |
`paint’ |
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