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| ˈtadikʰ || - || three
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| tadik || - || three
 
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| ⁿdiitˈ || - || bird
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| ndiit || - || bird
 
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| ŋɡol || - || finger
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| ngol || - || finger
 
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| oŋɡool || - || moon
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| onqool || - || moon
 
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| famb || - || drum
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| ƥaak || - || baobab tree
 
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| faaɓ || - || frog
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| ɓaak || - || baobab fruit
 
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| fidɛl || - || fire
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| jimb || - || to transplant
 
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| ˈʔambɛ:l || - || lake
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| cimb || - || seedlings
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| ƥa̰:k || - || baobab tree
  
 
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| ɓa:k || - || baobab fruit
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| akim || - || song
 
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| oˈɟɛm || - || salt
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| oqol || - || field
 
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| ˈɟimb || - || transplant
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| okol || - || glue (Fr.)
 
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| ˈɟimb || - || transplant
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| mbind || - || house (sg)
 
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| ˈcimb || - || seedling
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| pind || - || house (pl)
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| aˈkim || - || song
  
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| oˈqol || - || field
  
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| oˈkol || - || glue (Fr.)
  
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| aˈnaaq || - || branch
  
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| aˈnaaχaha|| - || senile, negligent
  
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| mbɪnd || - || house (sg)
  
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| pɪnd || - || house (pl)
  
 
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| sug || - || pound millet
  
| sug || - || pound millet
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| suk || - || boat
  
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| ɗuk || - || tackle
  
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| okor || - || man
  
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| okol || - || glue (Fr.)
  
 
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| piɗel || - || fire (pl)
  
| piɗel || - || fire (pl)
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| ndaχar || - || tree
  
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| taχar || - || tree (pl)
  
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| mbaal || - || sheep (sg)
  
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| paal || - || sheep (pl)
  
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| mbof || - || tied bundle (pl)
  
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| pof || - || tied bundle (pl)
  
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| ndeen || - || stove (sg)
  
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| teen || - || stove (pl)
  
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| ndiig || - || rainy season (sg)
  
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| tiig || - || rainy season (pl)
  
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| nɟɔŋg || - || bed (sg)
  
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| cɔŋg || - || bed (pl)
  
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| nduus || - || knife (sg)
  
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| ruus || - || knife (pl)
  
 
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| gin || - || egg
  
| gin || - || egg
 
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| giɲ || - || (be) full
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| giñ || - || (be) full
 
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| lug || - || gangrene (?)
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| ateƥ || - || rain
 
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| luɗ || - || borrow
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| ateɓ || - || small
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| atɛƥ || - || rain
  
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| atɛɓ || - || small (class x)
  
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| atɛɓ || - || small (class x)
 
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| adɛɓ || - || small (class y)
 
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| χal || - || make a mistake, misspeak
  
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| kal || - || a mistake
  
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| (mɛhɛ) χɔ:χa || - || 'I'm cultivating'
  
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| (inwɛ) ɴɢɔ:χa || - || 'We're cultivating'
  
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| fa:ɲik || - || elephant (sg)
  
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| pa:ɲik || - || elephant (pl)
  
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| ʄu:d || - || thunder
  
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| ɗu:d || - || swallow
  
 
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| ɗat || - || pick fruit
  
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| ƭat || - || (be) right
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| ɗat || - || pick fruit
  
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| ɗap || - || wash laundry
  
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| dam || - || hold sth. for
  
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| daɓ || - || bellybutton
  
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| ɗaj || - || happiness
  
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| ɓaj || - || blow
  
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| gar || - || come
  
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| gaʔ || - || see
  
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| naf || - || hit
  
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| nag || - || pick up
  
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| rɛf || - || be
  
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| gɛf || - || crack, break
  
 
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| ɓok || - || (be) pigeon-toed
  
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| aʄɛwa || - || He gets water from a well
  
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| aƈɛwa || - || They get water from a well
  
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| afo:la || - || He jumps
  
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| ambo:la || - || They jump
  
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| abuga || - || He loves
  
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| ambuga || - || They love
  
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| awa:ɗa || - || He looks for
  
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| amba:ɗa || - || They look for
  
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| ɟik || - || buy
  
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| ɗik || - || two
  
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| aɟika || - || He buys
  
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| aɲɟika || - || They buy
  
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| ɓood || - || to crawl
  
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| qɔχ || - || bulls
  
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| laac || - || to ask for
  
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==Vowels==
  
==Vowels==

Revision as of 13:12, 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
a : o
aa : oo aqaal boat sp. aqool standing dead tree trunk
o : u sox to dehusk millet sux to plug a hole
oo : uu
c : ƈ oxiic jujube oxiiƈ bone


Consonants

word gloss
tadik - three
ndiit - bird
word gloss
ngol - finger
onqool - moon
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ƥaak - baobab tree
ɓaak - baobab fruit
word gloss
jimb - to transplant
cimb - seedlings
akim - song
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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

Vowels

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daɓ - belly button
deɓ - rain
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faɗ - to slap
fiɓ - to sift
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naf - to hit
nof - ear
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sak - to hold something
suk - boat
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gen - to live
gin - egg
gon - name
gum - to have a mouth full of water
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liƥ - fish
luƥ - a borrowing
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log - to have a mouth full of food
lug - abscess
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xas - to scold
xaas - to fart
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ten - he/she/it
teen - breast
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gin - egg
giiñ - to swear an oath
word gloss
liƥ - fish
liiɓ - to measure
word gloss
χooχ - to cultivate
χoχ - head
word gloss
luƥ - a borrowing
aluuƥ - a flute
word gloss
poj - tomb
paj - sarong
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