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Siészal disallows initial consonant clusters. Word-final clusters are allowed, but rare. | Siészal disallows initial consonant clusters. Word-final clusters are allowed, but rare. | ||
Old Siészal had many complicated clusters such as ''pt-'', ''tpx-'' and vowel clusters not unlike those in Japanese. In Modern Siészal these clusters gave rise to palatalized consonants, long vowels, and new initials such as /f v/ which Old Siészal lacked: | Old Siészal had many complicated clusters such as ''pt-'', ''tpx-'' and vowel clusters not unlike those in Japanese or Hawaiian. In Modern Siészal these clusters gave rise to palatalized consonants, long vowels, and new initials such as /f v/ which Old Siészal lacked: | ||
*''pt'' > ''f'-'' (soft f) | *''pt'' > ''f'-'' (soft f) | ||
*''dbR'' > ''ż-'' | *''dbR'' > ''ż-'' | ||