2.7.2.2. Falling / / |
An interrogative sentence shows a rise in terminal immediately after the interrogative marker and at the the end of the sentence sudden fall is noticed. |
/evä/ |
/ / |
/pokä/ |
/ / |
`who (is) going’ (mas.) |
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2.7.2.3. Suspense / / |
Low pitch level and a long pause is the characteristic feature of a suspense terminal. This type of terminal is usually experienced in the sentences denoting a statement. |
/avä a·uttä/
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/ / |
`he bet’ |
/avaru ka:· ukke po:ka:ru / |
`they (are) going to the forest’ |
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2.8. Syllabic Structure |
In Urali, the syllable pattern is constituted by onset, peak and coda. The nucleus of the syllable is the peak which consists of either a short or a long vowel and unlike the peak and the coda, the nucleus is an obligatory one. Syllables are classified into three kinds. They are, |
i) |
Initial syllable |
ii) |
Medial syllable |
iii) |
Final syllable |
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2.8.1 Initial Syllable |
Initial syllables of Urali words are of eleven types. Among them five are open syllables and the rest of six are close syllables. They are v-, -, cv-, c -, cc -, and vc-, c-, cvc-, c c-, cvcc-, ccvc- respectively. |
Open Syllable |
v-
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i-va |
`she’ |
v- |
aa-Ru |
`six’ |
cv- |
ta- a-kaa- i |
`pillow’ |
cv- |
taa-va-re |
`lotus’ |
cc - |
svaa-mi |
`brahmin’ |
Close Syllable |
vc- |
äj-je |
`track’ |
c- |
l:n-ge |
`here’ |
cvc- |
tu - i |
`dry twig’ |
c c- |
tu - i |
`carry’ |
cvcc- |
salp-pu |
`confuse’ |
ccvc- |
gvu - u-ga |
`elders of the village’ |
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