Vowel inventory and distribution 31
word internally as well. In [ɛki] ‘tall’, the non-high [ɛ] follows the voiceless
unaspirated stop [], but the high vowel [i] follows the voiceless aspirated stop.
This is also illustrated by [tittɛl] ‘shake’, in which [i] follows the voiceless as-
pirated dental stop and [ɛ] follows the voiceless unaspirated dental stop. The
rest of the data conform to this regularity.
The pattern is illustrated for the other three pairs in (22-24).
(22) ɔ ~ u
ɔ u
p pɔkɔl ‘hit’ p purus ‘dog’
tɔḍus ‘embarrassed’ b buɤ ‘salt’
ṭ ṭɔ ‘only’ t umɛn ‘after’
c cɔɔ ‘look for’ d dunggu ‘dull-witted’
k kɔcɛ’cat’ ṭ ṭuṭɤ ‘widower’
m mɔsɛm ‘season’ ḍ ḍuccɔl ‘loose’
n nɔna ‘young girl’ c cukɔ ‘fish’
ɲ ɲɔɲɔr inflammable’ uu ‘great-great grandparents’
ɔḍɤ ‘young’ k kunɔ ‘mountain’
l lɔnca ‘jump’ g gudu ‘stupid’
r rɔma ‘house’
s sɔrat ‘letter’
#___ ɔpi ‘screwdriver’
(23) a ~
a ɤ
p pacɔl ‘hoe’ p pɤkus ‘good’
t ana ‘hand’ b bɤɤri ‘yesterday’
ṭ ṭarat ‘scream’ tɤi ‘become’
c canḍi ‘temple’ d dɤnɔ‘dull-witted’
k kapɤr ‘news’ ṭ ṭɤsar ‘base/foundation’
m mand.i ‘bathe’ ḍ d.t ‘come’
n nakal ‘naughty’ c cɤbɤ ‘Java’
ɲ ɲaman ‘pleasant’ ɤkɛn ‘sure’
ara ‘possible’ k kɤkkɤr ‘fall’
l labɤ ‘ door’ g gɤɤ ‘beautiful’
r rain ‘pretty’
s sampɛ ‘until’
#___ aɛ ‘water’