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Example 47-235
tata; sushi; muhé; ataká
tata;
father
sushi;
dirty
muhé;
woman
ataká
attack
father; dirty; woman; attack
Comment:
These forms illustrate open syllables.
Type:
own knowledge
Source:
Joubert 2002
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Syllable codas: Codas at most moderately complex
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