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Entry Sound illustrated Sinhalese (IPA) English 
1  p ɑpə  us 
2  b ɑbə  mustard 
3  ɑt̪ə  hand 
4  ɑd̪ə  today 
5  ʈ ɑʈə  ate 
6  ɖ ɑɖə  block 
7  k ɑkɑ  sister 
8  ɡ ɑɡə  edge 
9  m ɑmːɑ  mother 
10  n ɑnːɑ  thereǃ 
11  ŋ ɑŋə  horn 
12  ɾ ɑɾə  that 
13  l ɑlɑ  I catch 
14  v ɑːvɑ  came 
15  j ɑjə  big brother 
16  h æhæ  eye 
17  s æsə  eye (variation) 
18  ʃ ɑʃoːk  jolly good 
19  t͡ʃ et͡ʃərə  is that all? 
20  d͡ʒ d͡ʒɑmbu  a fruit 
21  dental/retroflex ɑt̪ə  hand 
22    ɑʈə  ate 
23    ɑd̪ə  today 
24    ɑɖə  block 
25  consonant length ɑpə  us 
26    ɑpːə  pancake 
27    ɑt̪ə  hand 
28    ɑt̪ːə  branch 
29  i denːi  I am giving 
30  e dunːe  give to me 
31  ɛ rɛdi  cloth 
32  æ æti  enough 
33  ə ætə  truth 
34  ɑ dunːɑ  I gave 
35  o denːo  we are giving 
36  u dunːe  I gave