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* The basic syllables.
* The basic syllables, called '''kiso'''. The majority of Kala lexical entries are made up of two of these syllables. In Kala [[Wikipedia:Phonotactics|phonotactics]] the '''kiso''' syllables are analyzed as "(C)V".


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= prenasalized =
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;"
|-
| '''mpa'''
| '''mpe'''
| '''mpi'''
| '''mpo'''
| '''mpu'''
|-
| '''nta'''
| '''nte'''
| '''nti'''
| '''nto'''
| ''-''
|-
| '''nka'''
| '''nke'''
| '''nki'''
| '''nko'''
| '''nku'''
|}
= diphthonged =
* These syllables, called '''musatao''' only occur word finally and are used to modify nouns and verbs in order to convey nuance of meaning. Very few of '''[[Kala]]''' lexical entries include these syllables. In '''[[Kala]]''' [[Wikipedia:Phonotactics|phonotactics]] the '''musatao''' syllables are analyzed as "(C)D".
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;"
|-
| '''pai'''
| '''pao'''
| '''puai'''
| '''pyao'''
|-
| '''tai'''
| '''tao'''
| ''-''
| ''-''
|-
| '''kai'''
| '''kao'''
| '''kuai'''
| '''kyao'''
|-
| '''mai'''
| '''mao'''
| '''muai'''
| '''myao'''
|-
| '''nai'''
| '''nao'''
| '''nuai'''
| '''nyao'''
|-
| '''sai'''
| '''sao'''
| '''suai'''
| ''-''
|-
| '''hai'''
| '''hao'''
| '''huai'''
| '''hyao'''
|-
| '''tsai'''
| '''tsao'''
| '''tsuai'''
| ''-''
|-
| '''tlai'''
| '''tlao'''
| ''-''
| ''-''
|-
| '''lai'''
| '''lao'''
| ''-''
| ''-''
|-
| '''ai'''
| '''ao'''
| '''uai'''
| '''yao'''
|}
= Index =
{{Kala index}}
[[Category:Kala]]

Revision as of 07:28, 13 November 2012

kiso

  • The basic syllables, called kiso. The majority of Kala lexical entries are made up of two of these syllables. In Kala phonotactics the kiso syllables are analyzed as "(C)V".
pa pe pi po pu pua pue pya pye pyo
ta te ti to - - - - - -
ka ke ki ko ku kua kue kya kye kyo
ma me mi mo mu mua mue mya mye myo
na ne ni no nu nua nue - - -
- - - - - - - nya nye nyo
sa se si so su sua sue - - -
ha he hi ho hu hua hue hya hye hyo
tsa tse tsi tso tsu tsua tsue - - -
tla tle tli tlo - - - - - -
- - - - - ua ue - - -
la le li lo - - - - - -
- - - - - - - ya ye yo
a e i o u - - - - -

prenasalized

mpa mpe mpi mpo mpu
nta nte nti nto -
nka nke nki nko nku

diphthonged

  • These syllables, called musatao only occur word finally and are used to modify nouns and verbs in order to convey nuance of meaning. Very few of Kala lexical entries include these syllables. In Kala phonotactics the musatao syllables are analyzed as "(C)D".
pai pao puai pyao
tai tao - -
kai kao kuai kyao
mai mao muai myao
nai nao nuai nyao
sai sao suai -
hai hao huai hyao
tsai tsao tsuai -
tlai tlao - -
lai lao - -
ai ao uai yao

Index

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