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==Phonotactics== | ==Phonotactics== | ||
The syllable structure in Nanyse (meaning the number of consonant sounds that may precede or follow a vowel sound) is CCCVCCC (C = consonant, V = vowel), as long as the consonant clusters are an allowed combination | The syllable structure in Nanyse (meaning the number of consonant sounds that may precede or follow a vowel sound) is CCCVCCC (C = consonant, V = vowel), as long as the consonant clusters are an allowed combination. As happens with many languages that are formed over a long period of time from many different sources, there is the occasional word that doesn't fit this format. These words are the exception to the rule and are few in number. | ||
Every syllable has a vowel as its nucleus | |||
A sylly | |||
If a vowel is followed by a single consonant and then another vowel, the consonant belongs to the second syllable. | |||
No [[w:geminates|geminates]] | |||
No onset /ŋ/ | |||
No /h/ in the syllable coda | |||
No affricates in complex onsets | |||
The first consonant in a complex onset most be an obstruent | |||
The second consonant in a complex onset must not be a voiced obstruent | |||
If the first consonant in a complex onset is an /s/, the second must be a liquid or a glide | |||
Substring principle | |||
No glides in codas | |||
If there is a complex coda, the second consonant must not be /ŋ/, /ʒ/, or /ð/ | |||
If the second consonant in a complex coda is voiced, so is the first | |||
Non-alveolar nasals must be homorganic with the next segment | |||
Two obstruents in the same coda must share voicing | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width: 500px;" | {| class="bluetable lightbluebg mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width: 500px;" | ||
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| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;"| Nasal + plosive + plosive or fricative | | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;"| Nasal + plosive + plosive or fricative | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Prosody== | ==Prosody== | ||