| /hrá:t/ |
‘fast’,
‘speed’ |
| /hmàr/ |
‘The
Hmar’, ‘north’ |
/tlá: / |
‘hill’ |
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|
a.
Second syllable open: V-CV
|
| /àhí/ |
‘this’ |
| /ámà/ |
‘he’,
‘she’ |
| /ànú/ |
‘his/her
mother’ |
| /úpsà/ |
‘elder
of the community' |
| |
|
|
| b. |
Second syllable open and almost monosyllabic in pronunciation,
as both the vowels form a dipthong : CV-V |
|
| /fìe/ |
‘clear’ |
| /tìe/ |
‘expression
of size’ |
| /tié:/ |
‘expression
of intent’ |
| /dèi/ |
‘cold’ |
| /féi/ |
‘spear’ |
| /nèi/ |
‘have’,
‘possess’ |
| /méi/ |
‘fire’ |
| /léi/ |
‘tongue’ |
| /dá:i/ |
‘fencing’ |
| /bàu/ |
‘mouth’ |
| /kùo/ |
‘hole’ |
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|
|
| c.
Second syllable closed: V-CVC |
| /ámà:n/ |
‘he/she’,
‘him/her’ |
| /àsén/ |
‘red’ |
| /àbúl/ |
‘beginning’,
‘starting’ |
| /ìnàh/ |
‘in
the house’ |
| /ámàn/ |
‘cost’ |
/át :p/ |
‘end’ |
|
|
|
| d.
Second syllable closed : VC-CVC |
/à hlúm/ |
‘sweet’ |
| /áhlùn/ |
‘permanant’ |
| /ìnkhàp/ |
‘batting
of eye-lids’ |
| /ìntàk/ |
‘difficult’ |
| /éntn/ |
‘copy’ |
| /énlèn/ |
‘microscope’,
‘magnifying glass’ |
| |
|
|
| e.
Second syllable open with 3 - consonant cluster in between :
VCC-CV |
| /ìnhmè/ |
‘befitting’ |
| /ìnhè/ |
‘separated’ |
| /ìnphé:/ |
‘blinking’ |
|
|
|
|
a.
First syllable a diphtong, last syllable open : VV-CV-C(V)(C)V
There are few words that begin with a vowel cluster;
i.e. |
| /éinìhái/ |
‘we’ |
| /úuhàhnì/ |
‘a
species tree’ |
| /áikhàu/ |
‘to
be daring from safe position’ |
| /áinùvè:t/ |
‘scorpion’ |
|
|
|
| b.
Third syllable either closed or open : CV-VC-CV(C) |
| /síeldúm/ |
‘a
black ox’ |
| /ríeltlà/ |
‘falling
of hail stone’ |
| /ríelnó/ |
‘glass’ |
/zìelh p/ |
‘smoking’ |
| /vàa:kkhthéi/ |
‘a
kind of tree’ |
|
|
|
| 2.7.4 |
Multi-syllable
words |
|
a.
Beginning with a triphthong, last syllable closed :
VV-VC-CV-VC |
/áiénthìem/
‘foreteller’
/úiìnvè:t/
‘a ribid dog’ |
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| From
what have gone before the following general remarks could be
made: |
