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Mono.
d. adjectives
=D=H= =D=H= ‘dry’
J=(D=(H=( J=(D=(H=( ‘light’
The data in (10) show sample contrasts for the velar and glottal consonants in
(10) a. Velar and glottal consonants before = in word-initial position:
= = = = ‘suck’
= = = = ‘be finished’
C C= C= ‘be good’
C C= C= C= C= ‘bark’
D D=C= D=C= ‘hard’
b. Velar and glottal consonants before = in word-medial position:
==( ==( ==( ==( ‘aunt’
@== @== @== @== ‘borrow’
C >=C=( >=C=( ‘cheek’
C AC= AC= AC= AC= ‘slit drum’
D F=D= F=D= F=D= F=D= ‘wide open’
2.1.5 Labial-velar consonants
Four labial-velar consonants are attested in Mono: F F, F F C> C>, C> C> C>, C> C> and M. The
phonetic pronunciations of the first three phonemes are [SF], [CS>], and [CS>] respectively.
All four consonants are well attested, but C> C> C> C> is rare in discourse.
The data in (11) show sample contrasts between all the labial-velar and labial
consonants in Mono.
(11) a. Labial-velar and labial consonants before = in word-initial position:
F F= F= F= F= ‘flee’
C> C>= C>= C>= ‘moisten’
C> C>= C>= C>= C>= ‘be many’
M M= M= ‘cut’
=(( =(( =(( =(( ‘at’
F F= F= ‘say’
> >=@= >=@= >=@= >=@= ‘rock’
> >=J= >=J= >=J= >=J= ‘stool’
B B= B= B= ‘become’
L L= L= ‘pour’
= = = = ‘show’
M M= M= ‘send’
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