| /e:/ has two allophoncs
[E:] and [e:]. |
| [E:] |
Lower-mid
unrounded front long vowel.
It occurs medially before /r/ and /m/. |
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[nE:ra] |
/ne:ra/
|
'Sun' |
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[kE:mE]
|
/ke:me/ |
'wild goat' |
|
| [e:] |
Higher-mid
unrounded front long vowel.
It occurs elsewhere. |
| |
[e: E] |
/e:e/ |
'how' |
| |
[pe:nU]
|
/pe:nu/ |
'louse' |
|
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| /a:/ has one allophone [a:]. |
| [a:] |
Low
unrounded central long vowel.
It occurs in all positions. |
| |
[a:E] |
/a:e/
|
'like that' |
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[baya:tU]
|
/baya:tu/ |
'age' |
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[ba:] |
/ba:/ |
'to
come' |
|
| |
| /u:/ has one allophone [u:]. |
| [u:] |
High
rounded back long vowel.
It occurs in all positions. |
| |
[u: E] |
/u:e/ |
'here' |
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[ u:i] |
/u:i/ |
'coir rope' |
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[pu:] |
/pu:/ |
'flower' |
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