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j. ओँ /õ/ vs. औ ँ /ɔ/
̃
Word-initial Inter-consonantal Word-final
भोँ /bʰõ/ 'horn'

भौ ँ /bʰɔ/ 'brow'
̃
̃
k. ओँ /õ/ vs. अँ /ʌ/
Word-initial Inter-consonantal Word-final
भोँड़ /b ̤ õɽ/ 'water root'

भँड /b ̤ ʌɽ/ 'pot'
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l. औ ँ /ɔ/ vs. अँ /ʌ/
̃
̃
Word-initial Inter-consonantal Word-final
औ ँ ट /ɔʈ/ 'boil (IMP)'
̃
̃
अँट /ʌʈ/ 'last (IMP)'
m. अँ /ʌ/ vs. आँ /ɑ/
̃
̃
Word-initial Inter-consonantal Word-final
अँट /ʌʈ/ 'last (IMP)' कँट /kʌʈ/ 'misery'
̃
̃
आँट /ɑʈ/ 'courage' काँट /kɑʈ/ 'thorn'
̃
̃
n. इँ /ĩ/ vs. उँ /ũ/

Word-initial Inter-consonantal word-final
इँट /ĩʈ/ 'brick' Mबट /bĩʈ/ 'row of feast-eaters'

उँट /ũʈ/ 'camel' बुँट /bũʈ/ 'gram'

o. एँ /ẽ/ vs. ओँ /õ/
Word-initial Inter-consonantal word-final

खेँढ़ी /kʰeɽ ̊ i/ 'a step of stairs' भेँ /b ̤ ẽ/ 'cry of sheep'

खोँढ़ी /kʰõɽ ̊ i/ 'brich in lips' भोँ /b ̤ õ/ 'horn sound'

̃
p. ऐँ /ɛ ̃ / vs. औ ँ /ɔ/
Word-initial Inter-consonantal word-final

पै ँ ड़ा /pɛɽɑ/ 'way'
̃
पौ ँड़ा /pɔɽɑ/ 'swimming'
̃

Going through examples (15a-p) we conclude that nasal monophthongs in
Bhojpuri are present in phonological contrast either on the basis of high-low or front-

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