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* 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". | * The 86 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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| '''pa''' | | '''pa'''<br>/paː/ | ||
| '''pe''' | | '''pe''' | ||
| '''pi''' | | '''pi''' | ||
| '''po''' | | '''po''' | ||
| '''pu''' | | '''pu''' | ||
| '''pua''' | | '''pua'''<br>/pʷaː/ | ||
| '''pue''' | | '''pue''' | ||
| '''pya''' | | '''pya'''<br>/pʲaː/ | ||
| '''pye''' | | '''pye''' | ||
| '''pyo''' | | '''pyo''' | ||
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| ''-'' | | ''-'' | ||
| ''-'' | | ''-'' | ||
| '''nya''' | | '''nya'''<br>/ɲaː/ | ||
| '''nye''' | | '''nye''' | ||
| '''nyo''' | | '''nyo''' | ||
Revision as of 03:43, 22 April 2013
kiso
- The 86 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 /paː/ |
pe | pi | po | pu | pua /pʷaː/ |
pue | pya /pʲaː/ |
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 /ɲaː/ |
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 |
final codas
- The three codas are /k/, /m/, and /n/; these only occur as a final codas to negate, pluralize or adverbialize verbs and nouns, respectively.
| k | m | n |
