mal pairs

NORTH EAST INDIA LINGUISTIC DATABASE

minimal pairs & spectrograms

Language: HRUSO-AKA

Consonant Phoneme

Bila
bial Labio
Dental Alve
olar Post
Alve
olar Pala
tal Velar Glottal

S
t
o
p
s Unasp
irated b d ɡ

Aspi
rated p^h~p
~ɸ

t^h~t

k^h
~k~x

Nasal m

n

ɲ

ŋ

Tap/
Flap ɾ

Frica
tive f v s z

ʃ

ɣ

h

Affri
cate tʃ

dʒ

Appro
ximate w

j

Lateral
Appro
ximate I

Vowel Phonemes

Front Central Back

CLOSE i

u

ɯ

MID e

ɔ

OPEN a

'pʰu(Mountain)'

'kʰu(Cook)'

'tʰɾɔ(Yam)'

'kʰɾɔ(Dry)'

'bɔ(Rupee)'

'dɔ(Swell)'

'be(Forest)'

'ge(Cloth)'

'fɔ (Wool)'

'vɔ (Pig)'

'zu (Saw)'

'ɣu/(Salt)'

'ʃu (Hot)'

'hu (Water)'

'sɯ (Iron)'

'ʃɯ (Louse)'

'mɔ(Nothing)'

'nɔ(I)'

'ŋɔ(Feeling Tired)'

'ɲe(House)'

		Bila bial		Labio Dental		Alve olar		Post Alve olar			Velar		Glottal

S t o p s	Unasp irated		b				d						ɡ
S t o p s	Aspi rated	p^h~p ~ɸ				t^h~t						k^h ~k~x
Nasal			m				n			ɲ			ŋ
Tap/ Flap							ɾ
Frica tive				f	v	s	z	ʃ					ɣ	h
Affri cate								tʃ	dʒ
Appro ximate				w							j
Lateral Appro ximate							I