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83. -vc- khpkávcì attachment
84. -vsáá- myìvsá brown
85. -vy- lvyts mole
86. -w- póc sky
87. -lph- kólphérà tomato
88. -ly- cályù earthworm
89. -rk- kórkì stable
90. -rv- lárvà cheap
91. -rw- rwà sharp
92. -yv- cóyvà bright
93. -yn- máyn stomach-ache

 
  Medial three consonant clusters :


 
 
In the medial three consonant clusters the following consonants occur as the first member of the cluster.
k, m, n,

 
 
Second members are as follows :

 
 
ph, th, k, kh, ch, y

 
 
Third members are as follows :

 
 
v, y

 
 
However, all consonants occurring as first member of the cluster do not occur with all consonants of the second and third groups. Combinations of possible consonants occurring as first, second and third members are as follows :

 
 
1. Combinations with ‘k’
k + ch + y = -kchy-

 
 
2. Combinations with ‘m’
 
 
m + k + y = -mky-

 
 
3. Combinations with ‘n’
 
 
n + th + y = -nthy-

 
 
4. Combinations with ‘N
 
 
+ ph + y = -phy-
+ k + v = -kv-
+ k
h + v = -khv-
+ kh + y = khy

 
  The distribution of medial three consonant clusters is given in the following table.

 
  Second and Third members  
 

_________________________________________________________

First Members                 ph      th         k       kh            ch       v          y
k                                                                                 x                   x

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m                                                        x                                            x
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n                                   x        x                                                          x
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                                  x                      x        x                        x            x
_______________________________________________________________________________

 
 
The horizontal line refers to the second and third members of the cluster while the vertical line refers to the first member. Symbol ‘x’ refers that the particular consonant in the vertical series occurs in clustr with the respective consonant of the horizontal series.

Examples of medial three consonant clusters are as follows :

 

 

 

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