Of course, there have been many more sound changes in the development of the various Baining languages. Have a look at the examples of the following table and see whether you can spot some of them.
Sound law (see below) | Mali | Ura | Kairak | Qaqet |
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1 | duraik ‘chickens’ | durac ‘chickens’ | durec ‘chickens’ | duraik ‘chickens’ |
1 | naik ‘drink’ | nac ‘drink’ | nec ‘drink’ | |
2 | dul ‘stones’ | dui ‘stones’ | dul ‘stones’ | dul ‘stones’ |
2 | tal ‘carry, bear’ | ta ‘take, bear’ | tal ‘get’ | tal ‘carry’ |
3 | qulim ‘noses’ | qulim ‘noses’ | qorim ‘noses’ | qərim ‘noses’ |
3 | vuleqa ‘grandson’ | vəreqa ‘grandson’ | vriqa ‘cousin’ |