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(iv) Clusters of Sonorant + Obstruent
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| C2: |
p |
b |
t |
d |
k |
g |
c |
j |
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s |
h |
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| m |
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mb |
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mk |
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mc |
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| n |
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nt |
nd |
nk |
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nc |
nj |
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| l |
lp |
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lk |
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lc |
lj |
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ls |
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| r |
rp |
rb |
rt |
rd |
rk |
rg |
rc |
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rs |
rh |
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p |
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k |
g |
c |
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h |
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wk |
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wh |
| y |
yp |
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yt |
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Both voiced and voiceless obstruents occur after sonorants as second members of clusters of this group. /d/ occurs after nasal /n/; it also occurs after /r/. // instead of occurring with its corresponding homorganic nasal, occurs with /m/. Both /r/ and // get into more combinations than the other sonorants.
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| Examples: |
| -mb- |
limbu: |
�lemon� |
| -mk- |
kamka: |
�turmeric� |
| -mc- |
umca: |
�to wipe� |
| -m- |
cima: |
�tongs� |
| -nt- |
ante: |
�direction� |
| -nd- |
a:nda:r |
�darkness, dusk� |
| -nk- |
inka: |
�belch� |
| -nc- |
a:nca: |
�wife� |
| -nj- |
inje |
�now� |
| -g- |
agi: |
�shirt� |
| -lp- |
salpam |
�lazy� |
| -lk- |
alka: |
�to chew� |
| -lc- |
wolca: |
�to sew� |
| -lj- |
alja: |
�to crawl� |
| -ls- |
jelsa: |
�a gate� |
| -rp- |
rupunj |
�chappal� |
| -rb- |
dorba: |
�lung� |
| -rt- |
te:rta: |
�to abuse� |
| -rd- |
girda: |
�joy� |
| -rk- |
irki: |
�charcoal� |
| -rg- |
gorga: |
�salphi-juice� (sago-palm juice) |
| -rc- |
urca: |
�to wear� |
| -rs- |
irsu: |
�axle� |
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