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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. [bu.ru] [bru] *bur bread
b. [si.rã] [srã] *sir to scar
c. [fi.nε] [fnε] *fin caste name
d. [fi.nĩ] [fnĩ] *fin caste name
e. [tὲ.n ε] [tnε] *tεn taboo
f. [bò.li] [bol] *bli to run
g. [se.li] [sel] *sli prayer
h. [fò.li] [fol] *fli greeting
i. [sò.li] [sol] *sli to wake early
j. [ka.li] [ka.li] *kli/*kal to swear
k. [fà.ri] [fa.ri] *fri body
l. [bi.li] [bli]/[bil] roof
m. [bu.lu] [blu]/[bul] leaf