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Dobu (
dobu1241-1
)
Lithgow, Daphne. Dobu phonemics. 1977.
sil16:21542
Consonants (19)
p
b
pʷ
bʷ
t
d
k
g
kʷ
gʷ
ʔ
ʔʷ
s
m
mʷ
n
j
w
ɺ
Vowels (5)
i
ʊ
ɛ
ɔ
a
Notes
Labialized consonants only occur before /a e/.
Allophonic rules
p > pʰ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
t > tʰ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
k > kʰ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
j >~ ʝ / _, especially e_a
ɺ > ɾ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
a >~ ʌ / in unstressed syllables
ɔ > ɞ / Cʷ_