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The only specific limitation in the occurrence of these types is that
if: (1) the first syllable consists of vc, the second of vc, the second
syllable cannot consists of v alone. (2) the first syllable consists
of ccv, the second cannot have ccvc and (3) one of the syllables consists
of cccv only cv can occur in the other. |
| Illustrative
examples of these types are given below. |
| |
|
 |
v |
au |
`hand’ |
| |
|
cv |
ita |
`brick’ |
| (a) |
v
+ |
ccv |
aphu |
`village’ |
| |
|
cccv |
athyś |
`back’ |
| |
|
cvc |
alow |
`inside’ |
| (b) |
vc
+ |
 |
cv |
atna |
`couple’ |
| |
|
cvc |
aksaw |
`river’ |
| |
|
ccvc |
awnhey |
`elbow’ |
| |
|
|
v |
kśo |
`beat
a person with folded fist’ |
| |
|
|
cv |
yesö |
`book’ |
| (c) |
cv+ |
cvc |
yįsaw |
`proper
name’ |
| |
|
ccv |
sömla |
`fail’ |
| |
|
cccv |
kömthö |
`refresh’ |
| |
|
ccvc |
huphay |
`orange’ |
| (d) |
ccv+ |
|
v |
chui |
`metal’ |
| |
|
cv |
mlae |
`consequently’ |
| |
|
ccv |
mbomsö |
`fool’ |
| |
|
cvc |
mtotoy |
`brisk’ |
| (e) |
cccv
+ |
|
cv |
mkhemu |
`atleast’ |
| |
|
|
cv |
nįyzó |
`catarrah’ |
| |
cvc
+ |
|
ccv |
mislyś |
`pregnant
woman’ |
|
|
| The
tri-syllabic words in Sema could also be broadly sub-grouped into
three sub-types. These are: |
1.
v +
(c)cv + (c) (c) (c)v
cvc |
|
cvc |
| 2.
(c)cv + (c) (c) v
+ (c) (c)v |
|
cvc |
| 3.
(c) (c) vc + cv
+ (c) (c) v |
| There
are certain restrictions in the occurrence of the schematic chart
given above. These restrictions are stated below. |
| Sub-type
1- |
| (i)
Either the second or the third syllable would have ccv and not
both. Conversely when one of the syllables has ccv, the other would
have only cv. These restrictions apply to the occurrence of cvc also.
|
| (ii)
When the syllable is cccv, only cv could occur in S2 and subSub-type(2)- |
| Sub-type
(2)- |
| (i) No
two syllables in a word would consist of v alone. |
| (ii)
A word having cvc in syllable 3, would have (c)ccv in syllable 2 and
only cv in syllable 1. |
| (iii)
If ccv occurs in two or more syllables, each of the syllables will
have h in C2 position. |
| Sub-type
(3)- |
| (i)
If syllable 1 has vc, the syllable 3 would have only (c)v, |
| (ii)
If syllable 1 has (c)cvc, the other two syllables will have only cv. |
| The
illustrative examples of all these three sub-types given below. |
| Sub-type
1- |
| |
v |
+ |
(c)
cv |
|
(c)
(c) (c) v |
| |
|
|
cvc |
+ |
cvc |
| |
|
|
v |
ahuu |
`north/atui
rock (n) |
| |
|
|
cv |
as h |
`fin’ |
| |
cv |
+ |
ccv |
acipyu |
`acquit’ |
| |
|
|
cccv |
akmth |
`light
(not heavy)’ |
| |
|
|
cvc |
ategow |
`first’ |
| V
+ |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
v |
akyeu |
`writer’ |
| |
ccv |
+ |
cv |
acheFa |
`land’ |
| |
cvc |
|
v |
asayi |
`desert' |
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