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'''''Syllable structure''''' | '''''Syllable structure''''' | ||
Syllables may be structured as (C)( | Syllables may be structured as (C)(C)V(S)(C(C)), consisting of an optional syllable onset, one consonant; an obligatory syllable nucleus, consisting of a vowel optionally followed by a semivowel; and an optional syllable coda, one or two consonants. | ||
* Onset | * Onset | ||
** Consonant (C): can be any consonant. | ** Consonant (C): can be any consonant. Composed of either one consonant or a C+continuant cluster (other clusters, which are only found in loanwords, are broke with an epenthetic /ə/ between the consonants.) | ||
* Nucleus | * Nucleus | ||
** Vowel V | |||
** Vowel | |||
** Semivowel (S) | ** Semivowel (S) | ||
* Coda | * Coda |
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