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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 Colloquial Gloss
a. [sà.ba] [sa.ba] *sba three
b. [ka.si] [ka.si] *ksi to break
c. [ba.na] [ba.na] *bna to get sick
d. [dì.bi] [di.bi] *dbi darkness
e. [ki.ti] [ki.ti] *kti trial
f. [ka.ba.no] [ka.ba.no] *ka.bno/*kba.no asylum
g. [fa.sa.da] [fa.sa.da] *fsa.da/*fas.da to praise
h. [sa.ba.ti] [sa.ba.ti] *sba.ti/*sab.ti stable
i. [kì.ba.ru] [ki.ba.ru] *kib.ru/*ki.bru news
j. [du.kε.nε] [du.kε.nε] *du.knε/*dkε.nε courtyard
k. [dù.su.ka.si] [du.su.ka.si] *dus.ka.si heartbreak
l. [mu.sa.ka] [mu.sa.ka] *mu.ska/*mus.ka expense