Examples of initial consonant clusters are as follows :-
1. pl-
pló
blouse
2. py-
pyáphn
kite
3. phy-
phyálì
omen
4. ty-
tymù
to
spill
5. thy-
thym
to
melt
6. kv-
kv
which
7. ky-
kyón
man
8. khy-
k]yáù
to
flow
9. mp-
mpó
wind
10. mph
mpìn
foam
11. my-
myókù
wind
12. nt-
nt
near
13. nth-
nthén
liver
14. nts-
ntsà
true
15. ntsh-
ntshkà
oven
16. nc-
nc
saliva
17. nch-
nchkà
spit
18. ns-
nsákà
straight
19. nz-
nzà
hundred
20. nsáá-
nsátò
afternoon
21. nm-
nmáthà
to
disgrace
22. nm-
nmhón
bad
23. nl-
nlplà
lightening
24. nt-
nr
earthquake
25. nhr-
nhr
crook
26. k-
kì
rotten
27. kh-
khò
ankle
28. sááy-
sááyárì
dance
29. hr-
hrà
to
saw
30. hw-
hwá
to
go around
Initial three consonant clusters :
In
the initial three consonant clusters following consonants occur
as the first member
n, N
Second member
th, k
Th
However,
all consonants occurring as first member of the cluster do not occur
with all the consonants of the second group-Combinations of possible
consonants occurring as first and second members are given below
:
1. n + th + y = nthy
2.
+ k + y = ky
The
distribution of initial three consonant clusters is shown in the following
table as follows :-
n
mù
ù
à
là
