Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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b) First consonant of consonant cluster runs along be top of table, second consonant of consonant cluster runs down riɡht of table. | b) First consonant of consonant cluster runs along be top of table, second consonant of consonant cluster runs down riɡht of table. | ||
2) If a three-segment consonant cluster results from suffixation then an epenthetic /i/ | 2) If a three-segment consonant cluster results from suffixation then an epenthetic /i/ is inserted between the first and second segments of the cluster. | ||
3) If a vowel cluster results from affixation then an epenthetic /ŋ/ is inserted after the first vowel in the cluster. | 3) If a vowel cluster results from affixation then an epenthetic /ŋ/ is inserted after the first vowel in the cluster. | ||
4) If a long vowel occurs in the nucleus of a closed syllable due to suffixation then that long vowel is reduced to its corresponding short vowel. | |||
5) If a long front vowel occurs before /j/ due to affixation then that long front vowel is reduced to its corresponding short vowel. | |||
6) If a long back vowel occurs before /w/ due to affixation then that long back vowel is reduced to its corresponding short vowel. | |||
===Consonant Gradation=== | ===Consonant Gradation=== | ||