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/
|
/ / |
`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-, cc-, cvcc-, ccvc- respectively. |
| Open Syllable |
| v-
|
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’ |
| cc- |
tu-i |
`carry’ |
| cvcc- |
salp-pu |
`confuse’ |
| ccvc- |
gvu- u-ga |
`elders of the village’ |
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