Secondary and Double Articulation Practise
Note that double articulation is marked by linking two letters with
a +.
Irish
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Nominative singular |
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Genitive singular |
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p oul |
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p lj |
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"hole" |
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jaul |
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jilj |
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"pledge" |
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f o:d |
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f o:dj |
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"sod" |
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t ë:v |
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t i:vj |
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"side" |
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ljen  |
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ljenj |
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"education" |
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Lexical contrasts: |
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[b i] buí
"yellow" |
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[bji] bí "be" (imp.) |
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[f i] faoi "under" |
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[fji] fí "weaving" |
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[m i] maoigh "boast"
(imp.) |
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[mji] mí "month" |
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[l e]
lae
"day" (gen.) |
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[ljej] léigh "read"
(imp.) |
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[lej] leí "with her" |
Urhobo
k+pa |
canoe-pole |
ó +ba |
fence |
ox+wó |
person |
u +weri |
native salt |
a +má |
cloth |
Margi
Shona
pé +fá |
to encourage |
+fína |
dirt |
ma +fe +fé |
small black ants |
+futá |
to take snuff |