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7. Aspiration + + +
8. Voicing + + +

9. Breathy contrasts + + +
10. Sonorant contrasts + + +

Breathy + + –
Devoicing – + +

11. Vowel system 5 8 8
Nasalized vowels + + +

Diphthongs + + +
Triphthongs – + +

Similarly, Table 15.5 exhibits phonological comparision of Bhojpuri between its
close neighbours Chitoniya Tharu, Maithili, Awadhi, Darai, Hindi, Nepali and Rājbanshi.

Table15. 5: Phonological features of Bhojpuri and its close neighbours

Phonological features Bhojpuri Chotoniya Tharu Maithili Awadhi Nepali Rājbanshi

Darai Hindi
1. Stops 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Labial 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Dental 4 4 4 4 4 4 – 4
Apico-dental – – – – – – 4 –
Apico-alveolar 4 – – – – – – –

Alveolar – 4 – – 4 – – –

Post-alveolar – – – – – – 4 –
Apico-retroflex – – – – – – – 4
Retroflex – – 4 4 – 4 – –

Velar 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

2. Nasals 6 6 3 7 3 4 3 6
Labial 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2
Dental – – – 1 – – – 2

Apico-dental – – – – – – 1 –
Alveolar 2 2 1 1 1 1 – –

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