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The obstruents have two allophonic realizations : they are voiceless in word-initial and word-final positions, and voiced otherwise. | |||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
<!-- Explain the consonant clusters and vowel clusters that are permissible for use in the language. For example, "st" is an allowed consonant cluster in English while onset "ng" isn't. --> | <!-- Explain the consonant clusters and vowel clusters that are permissible for use in the language. For example, "st" is an allowed consonant cluster in English while onset "ng" isn't. --> | ||
The syllabic structure is (C)(C)V(V)(C)(C), where V and (V) can be any vowel ; any sole consonant can appear in the onset, and in the coda any sole consonant but /w/. But the constraints on consonants clusters, which can't exceed two consonants, differ depending on the position in the word : | |||
• Word-initial consonants clusters can be comprised of : | |||
<poem> | |||
– a plosive followed by /s/, /l/ or /j/ (except */t/ + /l/) ; | |||
– /s/ followed by any plosive ; | |||
– /f/ followed by /j/ or /l/ ; | |||
– /l/ followed by /j/. | |||
Thus, consonants clusters allowed in word-initial position are : /ps/, /pl/, /pj/, /ts/, /tj/, /ks/, /kl/, /kj/, /sp/, /st/, /sk/, /fl/, /fj/, /mj/, /nj/, /lj/. | |||
</poem> | |||
• Word-final consonants clusters can be : | |||
/kt/, /st/, /sk/, /lt/, /lk/. | |||
• Finally, there are intra-word consonants clusters. They can be comprised of : | |||
<poem> | |||
– /p/ or /k/ followed by any consonant except /w/ ; | |||
– /t/ followed by /p/, a fricative, or /j/ ; | |||
– /f/ followed by /l/ or /j/ ; | |||
– /s/ followed by any consonant except /j/ or /w/ ; | |||
– /m/ followed by any consonant except /n/ or /w/ ; | |||
– /n/ followed by a fricative, /t/, /k/ or /j/ ; | |||
– /l/ followed by any consonant except /w/ ; | |||
– /j/ followed by any consonant except /w/. | |||
Thus, consonants clusters allowed inside a word (in non-initial, non-final position) are : /pt/, /pk/, /pf/, /ps/, /pl/, /pj/ ; /kp/, /kt/, /kf/, /ks/, /kl/, /kj/ ; /tp/, /tf/, /ts/, /tj/ ; /fl/, /fj/ ; /sp/, /st/, /sk/, /sf/, /sm/, /sn/, /sl/ ; /mp/, /mt/, /mk/, /mf/, /ms/, /ml/, /mj/ ; /nt/, /nk/, /nf/, /ns/, /nj/ ; /lp/, /lt/, /lk/, /lf/, /ls/, /lm/, /ln/, /lj/ ; /jp/, /jt/, /jk/, /jf/, /js/, /jm/, /jn/, /jl/. | |||
</poem> | |||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||