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Pangali's phonotactics are fairly simple, not unlike that of Tagalog, with a syllable structure of CV. | Pangali's phonotactics are fairly simple, not unlike that of Tagalog, with a syllable structure of CV. | ||
With the exceptions of geminate nasals and fricatives, consonant clusters are not permissible even across syllable boundaries. Any consonant may begin a syllable, but all syllables must be open. | With the exceptions of geminate nasals and fricatives, consonant clusters are not permissible even across syllable boundaries. Any consonant may begin a syllable, but all syllables must be open. Syllables do not ''require'' consonants in their onset, however instances of VV are not allowed, therefore syllables may consist of a single vowel only at the beginning of a word. In instances where a word ending with a vowel is followed by a word beginning with a vowel, an epenthetic /ŋ/ is inserted into the onset of the second word. | ||
/satu/ + /ulunasa/ = /satu ŋulunasa/ | |||
Due to the nature of this syllable structure non-conforming loanwords are often heavily altered; but it should be noted that calques are extremely more common in favor of familiarity. | |||
Note the insertion of /u/ to break apart clusters in the following example. | Note the insertion of /u/ to break apart clusters in the following example. | ||
Helicopter: /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.təɹ/ > /ʔalikuputalu/, [ˈʔa.liˌku.pu.da.lu] | Helicopter: /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.təɹ/ > /ʔalikuputalu/, [ˈʔa.liˌku.pu.da.lu] | ||