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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN

Consonants

Bila-
bial
Labio-
dental
Apico-
dental
Apico-
alveo-
lar
Retro-
flex
Pala-
tal
Velar
Stops vl p t c k
vd b d j g
Affricates vl
vd
Nasals m n    
Laterals l
Trill r
Semivowels v y
 
2.3.2    Suprasegmentals
Junctures
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Terminal contours
 
2.4   Phonemic chart

2.4.1   Segmentals

Short vowels

/i, e/
/iri/ [iri] 'to rotate and remove'
/eri/ [eri] 'to throw'
/tirae/ [tirE] 'coconut shell'
/terae/ [tErE] 'snail'
/tui/ [tui] 'Yerava musical drum'
/tue/ tuE] 'thigh'
 
/i, a/
/iri/ [iri] 'to rotate and remove'
/ari/ [ari] 'rice'
/tiri/ [tiri] 'to rotate'
/tari/ [tari] 'please give'
/ai/ [ai] 'wind-blow (v)'
/aa/ [aa] 'to peal'
 
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