| Trill |
| /r/ has one allophone
[r]. |
| [r] |
Apico-alveolar
voiced trill.
It occurs initially and medially. |
| |
[kOriyE] |
/koriye/ |
'squirrel' |
| |
[pirE] |
/pire/ |
'house' |
| |
[ru:bU] |
/ru:bu/ |
'picture' |
|
| |
| Semivowels |
| /v/ has one allophone [v]. |
| [v] |
Labio-dental
voiced semivowel.
It occurs initially and medially. |
| |
[va:ra] |
/va:ra/ |
'week' |
| |
[pu:vE] |
/pu:ve/ |
'cock' |
|
| |
| /y/ has one allophone [y]. |
| [y] |
Palatal
voiced semivowel.
It occurs medially. |
| |
[mayE] |
/maye/
|
'rain' |
| |
[puyE] |
/puye/ |
'river' |
|
| |
| 2.6 Phonemic
distribution |
| 2.6.1 Vowels |
| Short vowel |
|
Initial |
Medial |
Final |
i |
+ |
+ |
+ |
e |
+ |
+ |
+ |
a |
+ |
+ |
+ |
u |
+ |
+ |
+ |
o |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
| Long vowel |
|
i: |
+ |
+ |
+ |
e: |
+ |
+ |
+ |
a: |
+ |
+ |
+ |
u: |
+ |
+ |
+ |
o: |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
