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Not all clusters are allowed word-finally. The following are allowed: | Not all clusters are allowed word-finally. The following are allowed: | ||
*Any geminate consonant (except uvular, pharyngeal, and glottal consonants, which cannot geminate in any position) | *Any geminate consonant (except uvular, pharyngeal, and glottal consonants, which cannot geminate in any position) | ||
*Sonorant + | *Sonorant + non-glottal obstruent - e.g. /nt, mpʼ, ld/ | ||
* | *Voiceless velar/guttural (non-labialized) or labial obstruent + /t/, /s/, or /ʃ/ - e.g. /ft, kʼt, ħʃ, ʔs/ | ||
* | *Voiceless fricative (non-labialized) + stop - e.g. /st, ftʼ, ʃkʼ/ - EXCEPTION: /f/ cannot be followed by a labial stop | ||
Any other word-final cluster is broken with /ɨ/. | Any other word-final cluster is broken with /ɨ/. Alternatively, a word-final /i/ may be added, especially in loanwords - e.g. ዓቅሊ /ʕakʼli/ "reason, common sense" (from Arabic عقل /ʕaql/). | ||
Vowels cannot occur in hiatus. When this would happen, they are separated with epenthetic consonants such as /j/, /w/, or /ʔ/. | Vowels cannot occur in hiatus. When this would happen, they are separated with epenthetic consonants such as /j/, /w/, or /ʔ/. | ||