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Phonemically, only open syllables are allowed in Lo Ngehu, with the maximum structure being '''CCV''' whereby the second consonant must be a semivowel. | Phonemically, only open syllables are allowed in Lo Ngehu, with the maximum structure being '''CCV''' whereby the second consonant must be a semivowel. | ||
Phonetically, the nasal segment of a prenasalised stop may close the preceding syllable. In addition, the non-syllabic allophones of the vowels /i u/ may also occur in the coda of a syllable, creating phonetic syllables such as [dwejm] in ''dwe i mbwe'' "They are dangerous." | Phonetically, the nasal segment of a prenasalised stop may close the preceding syllable. In addition, the non-syllabic allophones of the vowels /i u/ may also occur in the coda of a syllable, creating phonetic syllables such as [dwejm] in ''dwe i mbwe'' "They are dangerous." | ||
The sequences /ji/ and /wu/ do not occur except in the sequences /dji zji | The sequences /ji/ and /wu/ do not occur except in the sequences /dji zji <small><sup>n</sup></small>dji/ where the palatalisation of the preceding consonant enables the /j/ to be distinguished. | ||
== Prosody == | == Prosody == | ||