Volapűük nulíik: Difference between revisions

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The maximum syllable structure in Volapȕük nulíik is:
The maximum syllable structure in Volapȕük nulíik is:


(C(C(CV)V)C)C).  
(C(C(CV)(V)C))C).  


A minimum syllable consists of CV, which indicates that no syllable may beginn with a vowel. Personal pronouns are an exception to this rule, since they favour a syllabic structure V:C. The maximum structure consisting of three consonants in the onset is mainly reserved for clusters like ''str-'', ''skr-''.
A minimum syllable consists of CV, which indicates that no syllable may beginn with a vowel. Personal pronouns are an exception to this rule, since they favour a syllabic structure V:C. The maximum structure consisting of three consonants in the onset is mainly reserved for clusters like ''str-'', ''skr-''.