| Open types |
| V- |
e-li |
'rat' |
 - |
a:tela |
'but' |
| CV- |
pi-re |
'house' |
| C- |
pe:-ru |
'name' |
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| Close types |
| VC- |
en-a:ngu |
'because' |
| C- |
a: -e |
'like that' |
| VCC- |
urm-bu |
'ant' |
| VCCC- |
oymb-adu |
'nine' |
| CC- |
a: -i |
'mango seed' |
| CVC- |
mir-eyi |
'old man' |
| CVCC- |
ka -ati |
'female thief' |
| CC- |
gu:r-ka |
'asthma' |
| CCC- |
 u-eli |
'fishing hook' |
| CVCCC- |
parnd-u |
'eagle' |
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All the above types of initial syllable can be generalized as |
(C)  (C) (C) (C)- |
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Medial syllables |
| There are thirteen types of medial syllables. Among them seven are of open type, the rest are of close type. They are -V-, --, -C-, -C-, -CCV-, -CC, -CC-, -CVC-, -CCVC-, -CCC-, -CVCC-, -CCC-, and -CC-. |
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| Open types |
| -V- |
ko-a-ke |
'bell-like article tied to the neck of a bull' |
| -- |
ba-a:-ku |
'South' |
| -C- |
i-ra:-vu |
'night' |
| -C- |
mag-a:-u |
'daughter' |
| -CCV- |
pa-nde-ru |
'death ceremony' |
| -CC- |
ma-tta: e |
'water melon' |
| -CC- |
pir-a:nd-ati |
'mad women wanderer' |
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