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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 27.
Published in final edited form as: J West Afr Lang. 2008 Jan 1;35(1-2):45–56.
Standard (SB) Colloquial (CB) Gloss
a. [ka.bi.la] [ka.bla] *kbi.la tribute
b. [si.la.mε] [sla.mε] *sil.mε Muslim
c. [sa.fi.nε] [sa.fnε] *sfa.nε soap
d. [mo.ri.ba] [mor.ba] *mri.ba man’s name
e. [ba.ri.ka] [bar.ka] *bri.ka strength
f. [fa.rĩ.mã] [far.mã] *frĩ.mã hotness
g. [sa.nu.ma] [san.ma] *snu.ma holy
h. [mà.ri.fa] [mar.fa] *mri.fa gun
i. [de.li.ko] [del.ko] *dli.ko habit
j. [fa.ri.mã] [far.mã] *fri.mã brave
k. [dù.lo.ki] [dlo.ki] *dul.ki shirt
l. [ba.li.ku] [bal.ku] *bli.ku adult