-bb-
|
subba
|
‘whisper’
|
- - |
putta ma |
‘germinate’ |
- - |
kau |
‘gourd’ |
| -kk- |
wakki:l |
‘lawyer’ |
| -nn- |
domenna |
‘otherwise’ |
-ll-
|
phella
|
‘hanging’
|
|
|
1.5.2.2.2.
|
Class ‘B’
|
In this class, only stops occur as the second member. Though the clusters are
nasals + stops, the place of articulation for both these sounds is same.
|
-mp- |
brumpa |
‘smallpox’ |
| -mph- |
grimphioma |
‘curds (solid)’ |
| -mb- |
apoga:mbu |
‘cardamom’ |
| -nt- |
ganti |
‘bell’ |
| -ńč- |
ańčar |
‘pickle’ |
-n - |
ani:r |
‘fig’ |
| -k- |
taku |
‘bow’ |
| -kh- |
orancokhan |
‘milkman’ |
| -g- |
aga:ru |
‘Tuesday’ |
|
|
1.5.2.2.3. |
Class ‘C’ |
| In class ‘C’, all kinds of sounds occur as the first member of CC type in
medial position i.e. stops, affricates, fricatives, nasals, lateral, trill and
semivowel occur as the first member of consonant clusters. As the second member
all the varieties occur with stop sounds. |
|
|
{ Stops } |
|
|
{ Affricatse } |
|
|
{ Fricatives } |
|
Stops |
+ |
{ Nasals } |
|
|
{ Lateral } |
|
|
{ Trill } |
|
|
{ Semivowels }
|
|
With fricatives also, all kinds of sounds occur as the second member of
clusters.
|
|
|
{ Stops }
|
|
{ Affricates }
|
+
|
{
Affricates }
|
|
|
{ Stops }
|
|
|
{
Affricates }
|
|
{
Nasals }
|
+
|
{
Fricatives }
|
|
|
{
Lateral }
|
|
|
{
Trill }
|
|
|
{
Semivowels }
|
|
| When
affricates occur as the first member, we find stops and
affricates occurring as the second member. Other combinations
are absent.
|
Affricates
|
+
|
{ Stops }
|
|
|
{
Affricates }
|
|
|
{ Stops }
|
|
|
{
Affricates }
|
|
|
{
Fricatives }
|
|
Nasal
|
+
|
{
Lateral }
|
|
|
{
Trill }
|
|
|
{
Semivowels }
|
|
|
{ Stops }
|
|
Lateral
|
|
{
Affricates }
|
|
+
|
{
Fricatives }
|
|
|
{
Nasals }
|
|
|
{
Stops }
|
|
|
{
Affricates }
|
|
|
{ Fricatives }
|
|
Trill
|
+
|
{
Nasals }
|
|
|
{
Lateral }
|
|
|
{
Semivowels }
|
|
| Semivowel
+ Trill
|
Semivowels
do not occur with other than trill sound
|
-p-
|
cupun
|
‘seventeen’ |
| -pc-
|
hiyupcokhan |
‘jeweller’ |
| -pč-
|
topči |
‘button’ |
| -ps-
|
apsu:s |
‘alas’ |
-pz-
|
rapzuwn
|
‘ring
finger’ (fourth finger
from the
thumb)’
|
|
|
