(x) t+(m, r, l, y) e.g.,
|
| tm |
atma |
‘soul’ |
| tr |
dutri |
‘chin’ |
| tl |
patla |
‘lean’ |
| ty |
dutyor |
‘second’ |
|
(ix) k+(t, n, r, l, s, y) e.g.,
|
| kt |
ekt r |
‘actor’ |
| kn |
dakna |
‘lid’ |
| kr |
chokra |
‘boy’ |
| kl |
ekla |
‘alone’ |
| ks |
noksan |
‘destroy’ |
| ky |
ikilokye |
‘together’ |
|
(xii) b+(d, r, l, s) e.g.,
|
| bd |
sbdo |
‘sound’ |
| br |
lebra |
‘left’ (side’ |
| bl |
dubla |
‘lean’ |
| bs |
sabsiron |
‘neatness’ |
|
(xiii) d+(m, n, r, k) e.g.,
|
| dm |
bdmas |
‘naughty’ |
| dn |
bdnam |
‘bad name’ |
| dr |
smudra |
‘sea’ |
| dk |
khidki |
‘window’ |
|
(xiv) g+(d, n, y) e.g.,
|
| gd |
pgdi |
‘turban’ |
| gn |
signal |
‘sign’ |
| gy |
agyejawe |
‘overtake’ |
|
(xv) j+(r, l, y)
|
| jr |
hjra
pawi |
‘receive payment’ |
| jl |
khujli |
‘itching’ |
| jy |
mojya |
‘floor’ |
|
(xvi) ph+(r, l)
|
| phr |
riphri |
‘whistle’ |
| phl |
mphlr |
‘muffler’ |
|
|
A sequence of C1C1 does not
occur at the word-initial or at the word-final position. But a few words
having the sequence of C1C1 can,
however, occur in inter-vocal position. A morph boundary or bound morphemes
may intervene the C1C1 sequence
at this position. The consonants involved are: t, j, d, l, n. The examples
of C1C1 sequences are :
|
| tt |
gutti |
‘nut’ |
| jj |
ujjl |
‘bright’ |
| ll |
khulla |
‘open’ |
| nn |
unnoys |
‘nineteen’ etc. |
|
|
The sequences of
C1C2 occurring in
inter-vocal position can also be stated in terms of the privilege of
occurrence of C2 with different C1-These
are stated below.
|
(a) Liquids in C2
position:
|
(i) (p, t, k, b,
d, j, p, m, n, , s, w, y) +r, e.g.,
|
| pr |
phapre |
‘rust’ |
| tr |
dutri |
‘chin’ |
| kr |
chokra |
‘boy’ |
| br |
lebra |
‘left’ (side) |
| dr |
smudra |
‘sea’ |
| jr |
hjra
pawi |
‘receive payment’ |
| phr |
riphri |
‘whistle’ |
| mr |
kumra |
‘pumpkin’ |
| nr |
nrs |
‘pineapple’ |
|
r |
lera |
‘lame’ |
| sr |
hsra |
‘pay daily wages’ |
| wr |
phwra |
‘spade’ |
| yr |
dyriya |
‘diarrhoea’ |
|
(ii) (t, k, b,
j, ph, m,, s,
y) +l
|
| tl |
patla |
‘lean’ |
| kl |
ekla |
‘alone’ |
| bl |
dubla |
‘lean’ |
| jl |
khujli |
‘itching’ |
| phl |
mplr |
‘muffler’ |
| ml |
komla |
‘orange’ |
|
l |
jli |
‘of wild’ |
| sl |
disla |
‘matches’ |
| yl |
koyla |
‘charcoal’ |
|
(b) Stops in C2
position:
|
(i) (n,
, s, l)+p
|
| np |
danpora |
‘difficult’ |
|
p |
lopent |
‘trousers’ |
| sp |
tespin |
‘chameleon’ |
| lp |
jolpan |
‘snacks’ |
|
(ii) (p, t, k,
m, n, s, r, l, y)+t
|
| pt |
capta |
‘fatten’ |
| tt |
gutti |
‘nut’ |
| kt |
kakti phorn |
‘locust’ |
| mt |
kmti |
‘less’ |
| nt |
kintu |
‘but’ |
| st |
bosta |
‘gunny bag’ |
| rt |
martul |
‘hammar’ |
| lr |
dolta |
‘floor’ |
| yt |
boytura |
‘mushroom’ |
|
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