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* optional | * optional | ||
* only ''s, sh, ng'' or ''z'' word-finally | * only ''s, sh, ng, y'' or ''z'' word-finally | ||
* 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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:: ''gyong'' 'man' + ''-bu'' (collective) = ''gyombu'' 'warrior class' | :: ''gyong'' 'man' + ''-bu'' (collective) = ''gyombu'' 'warrior class' | ||
:: ''yong'' 'foot' + ''-ko'' (adjectival) = ''yonko'' 'sock' | :: ''yong'' 'foot' + ''-ko'' (adjectival) = ''yonko'' 'sock' | ||
* ''-y'' becomes ''-u-'' forming a diphthong with the preceding vowel: | |||
:: ''mey'' 'dark' + ''kezi'' 'stone' = ''meukézi'' 'obsidian' | |||
* ''-z'' is lost and causes a following consonant to double, except ''x'' which becomes ''s'' and ''h'' which is lost, while ''z'' remains: | * ''-z'' is lost and causes a following consonant to double, except ''x'' which becomes ''s'' and ''h'' which is lost, while ''z'' remains: | ||
:: ''az'' 'male' + ''-chi'' (adjectival) = ''acchi'' 'masculine' | :: ''az'' 'male' + ''-chi'' (adjectival) = ''acchi'' 'masculine' | ||
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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: | 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: | ||
Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings. | Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings. | ||