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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. [sa.ra.ma] [sra.ma]/[sar.ma] famous
b. [mὲlεkε] [mεl.kε]/[mlε.kε] angel
c. [kè.le.ku] [kel.ku]/[kle.ku] to stumble
d. [ga.la.ma] [gal.ma]/[gla.ma] spoon
e. [du.ru.ki] [dur.ki]/[dru.ki] shirt
f. [ba.ra.ka] [bar.ka]/[bra.ka] blessing
g. [kɔlɔsi] [kɔl.si]/[klɔ.si] carefulness
h. [ka.la.bã] [kal.bã]/[kla.bã] a neighborhood
i. [bɔ.rɔ.tɔ] [bɔr.tɔ]/[brɔ.tɔ] to tear apart
j. [sa.ra.ti] [sar.ti]/[sra.ti] condition
k. [su.ru.ku] [sur.ku]/[sru.ku] hyena
l. [bù.lu.ku] [bul.ku]/[blu.ku] to plow
m. [kù.lu.si] [kul.si]/[klu.si] pants
n. [ca.pa.lo]2 [ca.plo] millet beer
o. [jà.la.ki]3 [jal.ki] blame
p. [ka.ma.lẽ] [ka.mlẽ] boyfriend
q. [mi.si.ri] [mi.sri] mosque
r. [sa.ba.li] [sa.bli] to calm