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| '''k : g''' || suk || boat || sug || to pound millet |
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+ | | '''b : mb''' || bind || to write || mbind || house |
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| − | | '''d : nd''' || || || || |
+ | | '''d : nd''' || roxod || to take off of head || roxond || to put on head |
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Revision as of 15:33, 28 April 2013
The list below shows some minimal or near minimal pairs.
Minimal Pairs
Consonant and vowel minimal pairs are given here to justify contrasts that one might find worthy of scrutiny.
| Contrast | Item 1 | Gloss | Item 2 | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i : ii | liƥ | fish | liiƥ | to measure |
| e : ee | ref | to be | reef | to follow |
| o : oo | dor | to fold | door | to start |
| u : uu | xuf | to startle | xuuf | to cut short |
| a : aa | kaf | joke | kaaf | millet plants |
| i : e | wil | hair | wel | to be sharp |
| ii : ee | xiiñ | to squint | xeeñ | heart, lung |
| e : a | sex | to carve off | sax | insult |
| ee : aa | meeɓ | to pick up | maaɓ | to lie on |
| a : o | sax | insult | sox | to hull millet by pounding |
| aa : oo | aqaal | boat sp. | aqool | standing dead tree trunk |
| o : u | sox | to dehusk millet | sux | to plug a hole |
| oo : uu | ɓooɓ | family name | ɓuuɓ | to be cold |
| Contrast | Item 1 | Gloss | Item 2 | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p : b | pac | to remove foreskin | bac | to winnow |
| t : d | taxan | to cause for someone | daxan | to search for firewood |
| c : j | cimb | seedling | jimb | to transplant seedlings |
| k : g | suk | boat | sug | to pound millet |
| b : mb | bind | to write | mbind | house |
| d : nd | roxod | to take off of head | roxond | to put on head |
| j : nj | ||||
| g : ng | ||||
| p : ƥ | pog | trap | ƥog | pl. to bathe |
| t : ƭ | ||||
| c : ƈ | oxiic | jujube | oxiiƈ | bone |
| b : ɓ | ||||
| d : ɗ | dox | to be first | ɗox | to burn (intr.) |
| j : ʄ | ||||
| ƥ : ɓ | ƥaak | baobab tree | ɓaak | baobab fruit |
| ƭ : ɗ | ƭaaf | daaf tree | ɗaaf | daaf |
| ƈ : ʄ | ||||
| t : c | ||||
| c : k | ||||
| k : q | ||||
| k : ' | ojok | neck | ojo' | testicle |
| q : ' | ||||
| d : j | ||||
| j : g | ||||
| nd : nj | ||||
| nj : ng | ||||
| ng : nq | ngas | pl. to dig | nqas | pl. to berate |
| ɗ : ʄ | ||||
| ƭ : ƈ |
| Contrast | Item 1 | Gloss | Item 2 | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n : nd | ||||
| ñ : nj | ||||
| ŋ : ng | ŋas | to play | ngas | pl. to dig |
| ñ : ŋ | ||||
| n : ñ | ||||
| ñ : ŋ | ñaay | to be spicy | ŋaay | to climb, mount |
Consonants
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| tadik | - | three |
| ndiit | - | bird |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| ngol | - | finger |
| onqool | - | moon |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| ƥaak | - | baobab tree |
| ɓaak | - | baobab fruit |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| jimb | - | to transplant |
| cimb | - | seedlings |
| akim | - | song |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| oqol | - | field |
| okol | - | glue (Fr.) |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| mbind | - | house (sg) |
| pind | - | house (pl) |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| suk | - | boat |
| sug | - | pound millet |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| fiɗel | - | fire (sg) |
| piɗel | - | fire (pl) |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| gin | - | egg |
| giñ | - | (be) full |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| ateƥ | - | rain |
| ateɓ | - | small |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| ɗat | - | pick fruit |
| aƭat | - | road |
| word | gloss | |
|---|---|---|
| tok | - | on, on top of |
| ɓok | - | (be) pigeon-toed |
