ABSTRACT
INan Ie> I 'be> 'be>ggu [- • - •• ] I dig IN an Ie> 'be> I 'be>ggu [- • ""\ - • ] I dig in many places INan Ie> Ike ken dya [- • - •• ] I am talking IN an Ie> ke ken Idya [- ••• "'\] I am tearing INan Ie> ke Iken dya [- • ""\ - • ] I am scolding
longer or shorter period of time: thus we speak of vowel or consonant length or quantity. The sounds which can have length, i.e. which can be held on, are the vowels and the continuant consonants, i.e. nasal, lateral, and fricative consonants and the stops ofplosives. The plosion ofplosive consonants and flapped consonants may be considered as having no appreciable length.
