| Phoneme |
Allophone |
Description and Distribution |
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| /e:/ |
[e:] |
higher-mid front unrounded noncentralised |
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long vocoid occurs in all positions |
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[e:δIεE] |
/e:dike/ |
`where’ |
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[sIne:δ ] |
/sine:da/ |
`friend’ |
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[me:] |
/me:/ |
`graze’ |
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| /ë/ |
[Ë] |
mean-mid front unrounded centralised |
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short vocoid will not occur word finally |
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[kËl ] |
/këe/ |
`weed’ |
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[Ëε] |
/ëu/ |
`become weak’ |
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| /ë:/ |
[ë:] |
higher-mid front unrounded centralised |
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long vocoid occurs in all positions |
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[ë: l] |
/ë:i/ |
`spear’ |
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[ ë:Rω] |
/ke:Ru/ |
`winnow’ |
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[ë:] |
/kë:/ |
`wash’ |
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| /a/ |
[] |
lower-mid back (slightly fronted) noncentralised |
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unrounded short vocoid occurs always word finally |
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[pa:y] |
/pa:ya/ |
`worn out’ |
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[Λ] |
lower-mid back unrounded noncentralised short |
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vocoid occurs elsewhere |
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[Λmb] |
/amba/ |
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[ΩlΛγ] |
/olaga/ |
`world’ |
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| /a:/ |
[a:] |
lower-back unrounded noncentralised |
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long vocoid occurs in all positions |
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[a:] |
/a:a/ |
`folk dance’ |
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[Ωa:Rω] |
/oa:Ru/ |
`blabber’ |
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[pΩδva:] |
/poduva:/ |
`generally’ |
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