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=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === | ||
Pangali's phonotactics are fairly simple, not unlike that of Tagalog, with a syllable structure of | Pangali's phonotactics are fairly simple, not unlike that of Tagalog, with a syllable structure of (C)V. | ||
===== Onset ===== | |||
While any single consonant may appear in onset, syllables do not ''require'' there to be any in that position. However instances of VV are not allowed, therefore syllables may consist of a single vowel only at the beginning of a word. | |||
===== Coda ===== | |||
Any consonant may begin a syllable, but all syllables must be open. Therefore, with the exceptions of geminate nasals and fricatives, consonant clusters are not permissible even across syllable boundaries. | |||
===== Epenthesis ===== | |||
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/ | |||
===== Loanwords ===== | |||
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. | 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] | |||
== Morphology == | == Morphology == | ||