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*Velar/guttural or labial obstruent + coronal obstruent or /ʃ/ - e.g. /bd, kʼt, ħʃ, ʔs/ (some speakers may separate these with /ɨ/) | *Velar/guttural or labial obstruent + coronal obstruent or /ʃ/ - e.g. /bd, kʼt, ħʃ, ʔs/ (some speakers may separate these with /ɨ/) | ||
*Fricative + stop - e.g. /st, ftʼ, ʃkʼ/ | *Fricative + stop - e.g. /st, ftʼ, ʃkʼ/ | ||
Any other word-final cluster is broken with /ɨ/. Alternatively, a word-final /i/ may be added, especially in loanwords - e.g. ዓቅሊ ''qháqli'' /ˈʕakʼli/ "reason, common sense" (from Arabic عقل /ʕaql/). Many loanwords ending in two consonants add an ''-i'' even when not the cluster does not violate phonotactics - e.g. ከልቢ ''kä́lbi'' " | Any other word-final cluster is broken with /ɨ/. Alternatively, a word-final /i/ may be added, especially in loanwords - e.g. ዓቅሊ ''qháqli'' /ˈʕakʼli/ "reason, common sense" (from Arabic عقل /ʕaql/). Many loanwords ending in two consonants add an ''-i'' even when not the cluster does not violate phonotactics - e.g. ከልቢ ''kä́lbi'' "dog" (from Arabic كلب /kalb/)<!-- were low -->. | ||
Word-initially, a non-glottal stop can cluster with ''r'', a non-glottal and non-coronal stop can cluster with ''l'', and a non-guttural obstruent or nasal can cluster with ''y'' or ''w''. Still, these clusters may be separated with /ɨ/ in careful speech. | Word-initially, a non-glottal stop can cluster with ''r'', a non-glottal and non-coronal stop can cluster with ''l'', and a non-guttural obstruent or nasal can cluster with ''y'' or ''w''. Still, these clusters may be separated with /ɨ/ in careful speech. | ||