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Revision as of 16:28, 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
d : nd
j : nj
g : ng
q : nq
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
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