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In the clusters of three consonants C1C2C3 in the intervocalic position, the syllabbic cut is in two ways:


(i)




 

C1C2 forms the coda of the preceding syllable when either they are homorganic consonants or C1 is /r/ and C3 forms the onset of the following syllable. (ii) In all the other cases the syllabic cut is after C1 which forms the coda of the preceding syllable and C2C3 as the onset of the following syllable. Examples are:
 

Type-i
 

/bamb.i/ 

‘elephant’s trunk’

/snt.ro/ 

‘orange’

/pInj.ro/ 

‘cage’

/mst.yo/ 

‘arrogant’

/khUrk.¸o/ 

‘to itch’

/šagIrd.i/ 

‘female pupil’


Type-ii
 

/kut.ryo/ 

‘dog’

/cd.ryai/ 

‘land lady’

/ak.yo/

‘arrogant’

/w.sri/ 

‘female officer’


Types of Syllable
 

From the syllabic structure (C1C2)V(C1C2) all types of syllables except C1C2VC1C2 are possible. No single syllable is found to have two consonants as the onset and coda. Following are the types of syllables found in the language:
 

1. 

/.car/

‘pickle’

/a.o/ 

‘niche, hole in the wall’

/.k/ 

‘spectacles’

2.

VC 

/It/ 

‘here’

/al.o/ 

‘nest’

3.

CV 

/ma/ 

‘in’

/bu.ţo/

‘plant, tree’

/as.ro/ 

‘support’

4.

CVC 

/ab/ 

‘pond’

/lk/ 

‘waist’

/m.dan/ 

‘ground’

5.

VC1C2 

/ang.i/  ‘finger’

/nj/ 

‘finger joint’

6.

CVC1C2 

/brf/ 

‘ice, snow’

/dost/ 

‘friend’

/band.ri/

‘she monkey’

/ktUng.o/ 

‘puppy’

7. 

C1C2V 

/tr ‘three’

/dro.go/ 

‘watchman’

/pya.o/ 

‘cup’

/nw.yo/ 

‘caught’

/k.r.i/ 

‘lady doctor’

8. 

C1C2VC 

/prit/  ‘love’

/jyeh/

 

‘husband’s elder brother’

 

 
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