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* only ''n'' or ''m'' before a consonant, except in the case of geminates | * only ''n'' or ''m'' before a consonant, except in the case of geminates | ||
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The word-final consonants ''s, sh, ng'' and ''z'' are not permitted to occur before another consonant, so undergo changes in compounds or when consonant-initial endings are added: | |||
* ''-s'' is lost, the preceding vowel is doubled and a following voiced plosive or ''j'' is devoiced: | |||
:: ''gis'' 'man' + ''-do'' (collective) = ''giito'' 'group, band' | |||
* ''-sh'' becomes ''-i-'', forming a diphthong with the preceding vowel, and a following voiced plosive is devoiced: | |||
:: ''sush'' 'empty' + ''bupung'' 'person' = ''suipupung'' 'vain person' | |||
:: ''arash'' 'night' + ''-te'' (time) = ''araite'' 'night-time' | |||
* ''-ng'' becomes ''-m'' before ''p, b, f'' and ''n'' before any other consonant: | |||
:: ''gyong'' 'man' + ''-bu'' (collective) = ''gyombu'' 'warrior class' | |||
:: ''yong'' 'foot' + ''-ko'' (adjectival) = ''yonko'' 'sock' | |||
* ''-z'' is lost and causes a following consonant to double (except ''f, x, h''): | |||
:: ''az'' 'male' + ''-chi'' (adjectival) = ''acchi'' 'masculine' | |||
:: ''haz'' 'old' + ''kora'' 'bitch' = ''hakkora'' 'hag' | |||
In some cases a word ending in a vowel + ''-i'' will alter to vowel + ''-u'' when a suffix or the second element of a compound begins with a consonant: | |||
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Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings. | |||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||