| (v)
The back and open vowels viz., u.e.a. can occur in V1 position with
all the vowels except the close central vowel which does not occur
in V2 position. |
| (vi)
The front and central close vowels viz. i, ö can occur in V1 position
with all the vowels except the close central vowel and the back half-open
vowel. |
| (viii)
The front half-open vowel viz. e and occur in V1 position with all
the other vowels except the central close vowel. |
| These
statements are presented below in charts. |
| (a)
The vowels in V1 position having the privilege of occurring with different
vowels in V2 position. |
|
| (b) The
vowels in V2 position having the privilege of occurring with different
vowel in V1 position. |
|
| The
illustrative examples of the occurrence of different possible vowel
clusters are given below: |
| (i)
V1 V1 sequences. The vowels that coudl from this type of clusters
are: i, u, o, a. |
| ii |
ciili |
`earth
quake’ |
| |
sakii |
`scold’ |
| uu |
kuśthģ |
`kidney
beans’ |
| |
aguś |
`a
bee’ |
|
|
| oo |
wooto |
`to
arrive’ |
| aa |
aį |
`to
call a person’ |
| |
aa |
`place’ |
|
|
| (ii)
The vowels in V1 position with the privilege of occurring with different
vowels in V2 position. All the vowels can occur in V1 position |
| (a) u
+ (i, e, a, o, u) |
| ui |
ye uic |
silent |
chui |
`metal’ |
| ue |
|
|
cśe |
`ate’ |
| ua |
zualo |
`to
resemble another person |
ithulua |
`was
seeing |
| uo |
akuoci |
`necklace’ |
kusśo |
`long’ |
| uu |
kuśthģ |
`kidney
beans |
akuu |
`ginger’ |
|
|
| (b) a
+ (i, e, a, u) |
| ai |
khailo |
`to
shut in’ |
Fikai |
`silver’ |
| ae |
|
|
mlae |
`could
not’ |
| aa |
aalķmģ |
`land
lady’ |
aa |
`place’ |
| au |
kkaua |
`princess’ |
au |
`hand’ |
|
|
| (c) o
+ (i, e, a, o, u) |
| oi |
oiso |
`to
continue to live |
toi |
`resembling
anything’ |
| oe |
|
|
soe |
`difficult’ |
| oa |
moayesa |
`must’ |
akunca |
`address’ |
| oo |
|
|
wooto |
`to
arrive’ |
| ou |
|
|
tuchóu |
`male
nurse’ |
|
|
| (d)
i + (i, u, e, a) |
| ii |
ciili |
`earthquake |
sakii |
`scold’ |
| iu |
|
|
thķu |
`behind’ |
| ie |
|
|
pie |
`show’ |
| ia |
pialo |
continue
to tell |
khania |
`seldom’ |
|
|
| (e)
ö + (u, i, e, a) |
| u |
|
|
pzu |
`previous’ |
| i |
vipu |
`syringe’ |
iniköi |
`does
heed’ |
|
|
