In
the monosyllabic type CCVC pattern has more frequency than other
types. In terms of distribution CCVC, CCV, CV and V have their frequency
of occurrence in the given order. The first one refers the highest
occurrence and the last one to the lowest. Most of the words in
Lotha end in vowels. Hence, the frequency of occurrence of vowels
in the final position is more than in the initial position.
Disyllabic words :
In
disyllabic words, Lotha has the following structure.
(c) (c) v c (c) v c
Examples
are as follows :-
1.
vcv
mì
fire
2.
vccv
krà
shy
3.
vccvc
khyá
drum
4.
cvccv
pkchò
birth
5.
cvcccv
ykchyà
across
6.
cvccvc
sémphìv
to move
7.
ccvcv
phyálì
omen
8.
ccvcvc
pyáphn
kite
Among
the above noted types, the following is the order according to their
distribution. The first one refers to the highest and the last one
to the lowest.
In
disyllabic words Lotha has VCV pattern. Very few three consonant
clusters occur in disyllabic words.
Trisyllabic
words :
The
structufre of trisyllabic words in Lotha is as follows :-
(c) (c) (c) v (c) (c) vcc (c) v (c)
Examples
are as follows :-
1.
vcvccv
kókyù
female pit
2.
vcvccvc
sánlán
language
3.
vcvcccvc
rmkyón
police man
4.
vccvccvc
cyátsh°v
to examine
5.
cvcvcv
vékrò
sickle
6.
ccvccvcvc
ntánsáón
careful
7.
cccvcvccv
nthyknr
miser
Different
types mentioned above, the following is the order according to the
frequency of occurrence. The first one has the highest occurrence
and the last one has the lowest.
mì
krà
n
mkyón
rò
