| /o:/ has two allophones
[O:] and [o:]. |
| [O:] |
Lower-mid
rounded back long vowel.
It occurs medially before /r/, / /,
and / /. |
| |
[kO:ri] |
/ko:ri/ |
'fishing basket' |
| |
[tO:E] |
/to:e/ |
'wolf' |
| |
[pO:E] |
/po:e/ |
'hollow
portion of the tree' |
|
| [o:] |
Higher-mid
rounded back long vowel.
It occurs elsewhere. |
| |
[o: U] |
/o:u/ |
'skull' |
| |
[to:kU] |
/to:ku/ |
'gun' |
| |
[po:] |
/po:/ |
'go' |
|
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| 2.5.2 Consonants
|
| Stops |
| /p/ has one allophone [p] |
| [p] |
Bilabial
voiceless stop.
It occurs initially and medially. |
| |
[pirE]
|
/pire/
|
'house' |
| |
[pi:pE]
|
/pi:pe/ |
'wood pecker' |
|
| |
| /b/ has one allophone [b]. |
| [b] |
Bilabial
voiced stop.
It occurs initially and medially. |
| |
[ba:rU]
|
/ba:ru/
|
'stomach' |
| |
[ru:bU]
|
/ru:bu/ |
'picture' |
|
| |
| /t/ has one allophone [t]. |
| [t] |
Apico-dental
voiceless stop.
It occurs initially and medially. |
| |
[to:
U] |
/to:u/
|
'stream' |
| |
[po:tU]
|
/po:tu/ |
'he buffalo' |
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