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Word-medially, up to three consonants can cluster. The rules for allowed clusters are as follows. | Word-medially, up to three consonants can cluster. The rules for allowed clusters are as follows. | ||
*2 consonants: Most clusters are allowed. Some clusters do not occur due to coalescence (e.g. ''n | *2 consonants: Most clusters are allowed. Some clusters do not occur due to coalescence (e.g. ''n, 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 /maʕhad/ ''institute'' (also ማሓድ /maħad/). | ||
*3 consonants: | *3 consonants: | ||
*Sonorant + homorganic stop + liquid | *Sonorant + homorganic stop + liquid | ||