ma ("interval") |
me ("eye") |
mi ("fruit, nut") |
mo ("algae") |
mu ("nothing") |
kite ("come") |
kite ("come") |
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ki:te ("listen") |
ki:te ("listen") |
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kitte ("stamp") |
kitte ("stamp") |
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kitte ("cut") |
kitte ("cut") |
Note that the last two words are distinguished by their accent pattern. Japanese is usually referred to as a "pitch accent" language, so accented syllables are determined by the pitch pattern rather than by increased length or intensity.
("bridge") |
("chopsticks") |
("end") |
("paint a bridge") |
("paint chopsticks") |
("paint the end") |
ozisantatsi ("uncles") |
ozi:santatsi ("grandfathers") |
hodo ("extent") |
hodo: ("sidewalk") |