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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF URALI
Sam Mohan Lal
Phoneme Allophone Description and Distribution
/ä/ [æ] higher-low front unrounded centralised short
vocoid occurs in all positions
[æRε] /ä:Re/ `rock’
[bæI] /bäi/ `cart’
[bΩkkæ] /bokkä/ `wild cat’
/ä:/ [ä:] lower-back unrounded centralised long vocoid
occurs in all positions
[ä:nε] /ä:ne/ `elephant’
[bä:s] /bä:sa/ `language’
[vΛa:] /vaa:/ `oh! dhobi’
/o] [] mean-mid back rounded centralised short
vocoid occurs initially if followed by alveolar nasal
[nRω] /onRu/ `one’
[Ω] mean-mid back rounded noncentralised short
vocoid occurs elsewhere
ε] /oe/ `camel’
[pΩrl] /pori/ `hatch’
[kIΩ] /kio/ `kilo’
/o:/ [ö:] higher-mid back rounded noncentralised long
vocoid occurs in all positions
[o:r ] /o:ra/ `side’
[po:ω] /po:u/ `scar after
a cut’
[po:] /po:/ `go’

                                       

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