Consonants /v/ versus /j/, 13 pairs     [vetyet.html]

The /v/ sound is spelled with <v>, while the /j/ sound is spelled <y>. The contrast only occurs initially.

The contrast is between a labio-dental fricative and a palatal semivowel. It causes no problems.

The mean density value is 0.2%. The list makes 8 semantic distinctions, a loading of 62%.

 	
V ye
vac yak
  vacs yaks	  
vale Yale
  vales Yales
veil Yale
  veils Yales     
veer year
  veers years
vend yenned
vet yet
vocal yokel
  vocals yokels

John Higgins, Shaftesbury, November 2010
updated Chiang Mai, 2024