morphophonemic rule deletes one of the consonants
(Rule-1).
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/ tap gbl
mlā /
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`desert’ |
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/ tapg + bl
m
+ mlā/ |
sand place village |
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(ii)
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Clusters other than geminated consonants
occur in all positions. The maximum number of consonants in a cluster is
five.
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1.5.2.2.1.
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Biconsonantal Clusters :
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These occur in initial, medial as well as final
positions.
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1.5.2.2.1.1.
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Initial Clusters - C1
C2 :
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(i) Only /y/, /r/, /l/, /h/, and
/w/ can occur in the C2 position in the cluster.
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(ii) /y/ forms clusters with all
consonants except / /, /h/, /z/,
/r/ and /w/.
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| py- |
/pyłlś / |
`butterfly’ |
| ty- |
/tyusyą/ |
`pheasant’ |
| ky- |
/kyi/ |
`right (as opposed to left)’ |
| by- |
/byõ / |
`straight’ |
| dy- |
/dyś/ |
`crutch’ |
| gy- |
/gył/ |
`butter’ |
| cy- |
/cyig/ |
`snowy owl’ |
| jy- |
/jyķm/ |
`truth’ |
| my- |
/myim/ |
`brothers’ |
| ny- |
/nyįpņ/ |
`sesame’ |
| sy- |
/sy/ |
`claw’ |
ly-
|
/lyśw
 /
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`high tide’
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| (iii) /r/ forms clusters with
stops and /h/ |
| pr- |
/prą/ |
`virtue’ |
| tr- |
/trąp/ |
`a mythical tree’ |
| kr- |
/krłną/ |
`ear’ |
| br- |
/brą/ |
`button’ |
| dr- |
/dra/
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`big’ |
| gr- |
/gr / |
`foot’ |
hr-
|
/hró/
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`deer-bark’
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(iv) /l/ forms clusters with bilabial and velar stops
and bilabial nasal. |
| pl- |
/pla/ |
`salt’ |
| bl- |
/bl
m/ |
`place’ |
| kl- |
/klap/ |
`drop’ |
| gl- |
/glebįb/ |
`duck’ |
ml-
|
/mlā/
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`village’
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| (v) /h/ forms clusters with
voiceless stops and affricate. |
| ph- |
/phu/ |
`elf-owl’ |
| th- |
/thą/ |
`mocking bird’ |
| kh- |
/khįy/
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`rodent’ |
| ch- |
/chg yć/
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`red-whiskered bulbul’ |
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(vi) /w/ forms clusters with velar stops, /h/, /r/ and
/y/ |
| kw- |
/kw Ż/ |
`tawny owl’ |
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gw-
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/gwįg/
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`priest’
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