| Affricate |
/ /
has two allophones [|
and [s] |
| [s] |
Apico-alveolar
voiceless fricative.
It occurs intervocally. |
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[ka:sU] |
/ka:u/ |
'air' |
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[go:sU] |
/go:u/ |
'cabbage' |
|
| [] |
Palatal
voiceless affricate.
It occurs initially and medially in gemination. |
| |
[O:rE] |
/o:re/ |
'blood' |
| |
[koE] |
/koe/ |
'water bird' |
|
| |
| Nasals |
| /m/ has one allophone [m]. |
| [m] |
Bilabial
voiced nasal.
It occurs initially and medially. |
| |
[mO: i] |
/mo:i/ |
'handle of plough' |
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[kema] |
/kema/ |
'wall' |
|
| |
/n/ has three allophones [ ],
[N] and [n]. |
| [] |
Apico-dental
voiced nasal.
It occurs medially before dental stops. |
| |
[kodE] |
/konde/ |
'black ant' |
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[ca:dU] |
/ca:ndu/ |
'sandalwood' |
|
| [N] |
Velar
voiced nasal.
It occurs medially before velar voiced stop. |
| |
[TinGA] |
/tinga/ |
'month' |
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[peNga] |
/penga/ |
'sister' |
|
| [n] |
Apico-alveolar
voiced nasal.
It occurs elsewhere. |
| |
[nurukU] |
/nuruku/ |
'to squeeze' |
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[ma:ni] |
/ma:ni/ |
'one type of grass' |
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