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en:grammar:phonology_and_spelling [2023-01-27 17:50] – [Syllable structure and hyphenation] Remove unnecessary reference to APiCS (WALS already determines that there should be only one consonant at the end of a syllable) christian | en:grammar:phonology_and_spelling [2023-02-01 10:48] (current) – [Syllable structure and hyphenation] No diphthong–vowel sequences christian | ||
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* **bl, fl, gl, kl, pl, sl** | * **bl, fl, gl, kl, pl, sl** | ||
* **br, dr, fr, gr, kr, pr, tr** | * **br, dr, fr, gr, kr, pr, tr** | ||
- | * **by, cy, fy, ky, my, ny, py, xy** | ||
* **cv, dv, gv, hv, kv, sv, tv, xv** | * **cv, dv, gv, hv, kv, sv, tv, xv** | ||
+ | * **by, cy, fy, ky, my, ny, py, xy** | ||
Note that **v** and **y** can be considered as consonantal equivalents of the vowels **u** and **i**. If you don't know how to pronounce them or have difficulties pronouncing them in any of these clusters, just pronounce the vowel quickly and without stress, followed by the actual vowel which forms the core of the syllable. | Note that **v** and **y** can be considered as consonantal equivalents of the vowels **u** and **i**. If you don't know how to pronounce them or have difficulties pronouncing them in any of these clusters, just pronounce the vowel quickly and without stress, followed by the actual vowel which forms the core of the syllable. | ||
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Though they would be allowed by the rules listed above, the consonant combinations **ry, sy, ty** are avoided in Lugamun. Instead the semivowel is replaced by the corresponding vowel **i** in such cases (**ri, si, ti**), for example in **nasion** ' | Though they would be allowed by the rules listed above, the consonant combinations **ry, sy, ty** are avoided in Lugamun. Instead the semivowel is replaced by the corresponding vowel **i** in such cases (**ri, si, ti**), for example in **nasion** ' | ||
- | //Notes:// | + | Within roots, a diphthong is never immediately followed by another vowel; in cases where this might be an option, the second part of the diphthong is instead replaced with the corresponding semivowel. For example, the Arabic numeral أَوَّل (ʾawwal) is adapted as **aval** |
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* The specific set of consonants allowed to end a syllable was chosen on the basis of our source languages. Only consonants that commonly occur in a word-final position in at least half of them were accepted, with the further requirement that at least two of the source language that allow them must be non-Indo-European. The latter restriction was motivated by the fact that Indo-European languages tend to be much more generous in the set of final consonants they accept than other languages, at least among our sources. As Japanese, Mandarin, and Swahili are particularly restrictive regarding final consonants, the practical result is that the final consonants that commonly occur in both Arabic and Indonesian are allowed in our phonology as well. | * The specific set of consonants allowed to end a syllable was chosen on the basis of our source languages. Only consonants that commonly occur in a word-final position in at least half of them were accepted, with the further requirement that at least two of the source language that allow them must be non-Indo-European. The latter restriction was motivated by the fact that Indo-European languages tend to be much more generous in the set of final consonants they accept than other languages, at least among our sources. As Japanese, Mandarin, and Swahili are particularly restrictive regarding final consonants, the practical result is that the final consonants that commonly occur in both Arabic and Indonesian are allowed in our phonology as well. |
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