/e/ has two allophones
[E] and [e]. |
[E] |
Lower-mid
unrounded front vowel.
It occurs medially before /r/ and finally. |
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[tErE]
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/terae/
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'snail' |
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[tilE]
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/tile/
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'head' |
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[e] |
Higher-mid
unrounded front vowel.
It occurs elsewhere. |
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[ermE] |
/erme/ |
'buffalo' |
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[iresi] |
/irei/ |
'mutton' |
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/a/ has three allophones [],
[A] and [a]. |
[] |
Mean-mid unrounded central vowel. |
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It
occurs medially before retroflex stops //
and //,
retroflex lateral //and
their geminates. |
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[napU] |
/naapu/
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'behavior' |
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[ki] |
/kai/ |
'dance' |
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[nU] |
/nau/ |
'waist' |
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[pe/ |
/pae/ |
'Brahmin' |
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[jE] |
/jae/ |
'fool' |
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[pi/ |
/pai/ |
'watch
tower built in the middle of the paddy field' |
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[A] |
Higher-low
unrounded central vowel.
It occurs medially before clusters other than the
geminates of retroflex stops and retroflex lateral,
both identical and non-identical. |
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[mAkka] |
/makka/
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'children' |
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[pAnji]
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/panji/ |
'pig' |
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[pAlli]
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/palli/
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'lizard' |
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[a] |
Low
unrounded central vowel.
It occurs elsewhere. |
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[adi]
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/andi/
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'dark' |
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