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Within a word, most two-consonant clusters are allowed in theory. Some clusters do not occur due to coalescence (e.g. ''l'' + ''r'' → ''rr''; ''t'' + ''d'' → ''dd'') Guttural consonants do not normally cluster with each other, except in some loanwords (where they often fuse anyway) - e.g. ማዕሃድ ''maqh'had'' /maʕhad/ "institute" (also ማሓድ ''mahhad'' /maħad/). | Within a word, most two-consonant clusters are allowed in theory. Some clusters do not occur due to coalescence (e.g. ''l'' + ''r'' → ''rr''; ''t'' + ''d'' → ''dd'') Guttural consonants do not normally cluster with each other, except in some loanwords (where they often fuse anyway) - e.g. ማዕሃድ ''maqh'had'' /maʕhad/ "institute" (also ማሓድ ''mahhad'' /maħad/). | ||
Three-consonant clusters are allowed word-medially if they fulfill | Three-consonant clusters are allowed word-medially if they fulfill one of the following conditions: | ||
*The first two consonants follow the same restrictions as word-final clusters, and the third is ''l, r, y,'' or ''w'' - e.g. ጅንግሊዝ ''Jïn'gliz'' /d͡ʒɨŋɡliz/ "English (language)". | *The first two consonants follow the same restrictions as word-final clusters, and the third is ''l, r, y,'' or ''w'' - e.g. ጅንግሊዝ ''Jïn'gliz'' /d͡ʒɨŋɡliz/ "English (language)". | ||
*Sonorant (not including glides) + homorganic obstruent + non-homorganic obstruent - e.g. /mpt, ŋks, nt͡ʃk/ | *Sonorant (not including glides) + homorganic obstruent + non-homorganic obstruent - e.g. /mpt, ŋks, nt͡ʃk/ | ||