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स s – – – + + + + – + – – – – – – + – –
ह ɦ – – – + – – – + + – – – + – + – + –
च c – – – + + – + – – – – – – + – + – –
छ cʰ – – – + + – + – – – – – – + – + + –
ज j – – – + + – + – – – – – – + + + – –
झ ȷ ̈ – – – + + – + – – – – – – + + + + +
म m – + – + – + – – – – + – – – + – – –
6 m ̥ – + – + – + – – – – + – – – – – – –
न n – + – + + – + – – – + – – – + – – –
ऩ n ̥ – + – + + – + – – – + – – – – – – –
ङ ŋ – + – + – – + – + – + – – – + – – –
7 ŋ ̊ – + – + – – + – + – + – – – – – – –
ल l – + + + + – + – – – – + – – + – – –
@ l ̥ – + + + + – + – – – – + – – – – – –
र r – + + + + – + – – – – – + – + – – –
ऱ r ̥ – + + + + – + – – – – – + – – – – –
ड़ ɽ – + + + + – + – – – – – – – + – – –
ढ़ ɽ̊ – + + + + – + – – – – – – – – – – –
व w – + – – – – + – + + – – + – + – – –
य y – + – – – – + – – – – – + – + – – –
Adapted from Chomsky and Halle (1968:298-329)
4.3.2 Distinctive features of the oral monophthongs

Bhojpuri oral monophthongs present different distinctive features in accordance
with different parameters. Adapting from Chomsky and Halle (1968:303-7), Table 4.7

presents those features.
Table 4.7: Distinctive features of the Bhojpuri oral monophthongs
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Sonorant + + + + + + + +
Consonantal – – – – – – – –

Vocalic + + + + + + + +
Anterior – – – – – – – –

Coronal – – – – – – – –
High + – – – – – – +

Low – – – + – – – –
Front + + + – – – – –

Back – – – – + + + +

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