Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
The maximal syllable structure is | The maximal syllable structure is CCVCC, where V is any vowel or diphthong, and the second element in a complex coda must be an obstruent. /h/ cannot occur in clusters or coda; radicals are prohibited word-finally. Up to CCC medial clusters are permitted. | ||
Permitted initial CC- clusters: | Permitted initial CC- clusters: | ||
*[any obstruent except ''v''] + {''l'', ''r''} | *[any obstruent except ''v''] + {''l'', ''r''} | ||
*[non-labial obstruent] + {''v'', ''m''} | *[non-labial obstruent] + {''v'', ''m''} | ||
*''m'' + {''l'', ''r'', ''n''} | *''m'' + {''l'', ''r'', ''n''} | ||
Permitted medial clusters are, roughly, those which begin like final clusters, may or may not have an "intersection" segment and end like initial clusters. | Permitted medial clusters are, roughly, those which begin like final clusters, may or may not have an "intersection" segment and end like initial clusters. | ||