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*Guttural (non-labialized) or labial obstruent + alveolar obstruent or /ʃ/ - e.g. /ft, kʼd, ħʃ, ʔs/ | *Guttural (non-labialized) or labial obstruent + alveolar obstruent or /ʃ/ - e.g. /ft, kʼd, ħʃ, ʔs/ | ||
*Fricative + stop - e.g. /st, ftʼ, ʃkʼ/ | *Fricative + stop - e.g. /st, ftʼ, ʃkʼ/ | ||
Any other word-final cluster is broken with /ɨ/. In loanwords, a word-final /i/ may be added instead. | Any other word-final cluster is broken with /ɨ/. In loanwords, a word-final /i/ may be added instead - e.g. ዓቅሊ /ʕakʼli/ "reason, common sense" (from Arabic عقل /ʕaql/). | ||
Vowels cannot occur in hiatus. When this would happen, they are separated with epenthetic consonants such as /j/, /w/, or /ʔ/. | Vowels cannot occur in hiatus. When this would happen, they are separated with epenthetic consonants such as /j/, /w/, or /ʔ/. | ||