ˈmá ˈtô-li
already bury-PST
S/he buried him/her.’§fn§In this particular example, the suffix vowel surfaces as [o] given an optional round harmony process, where non-round vowels of certain suffixes may become round when preceded by a stressed back stem vowel. This optional process is only attested in the speech of younger speakers. For more details about this process, see §subsubsec: round harmony.§/fn§