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Example 55-215
sak, kot; kri, klas
sak,
bag
kot;
rib
kri,
cry
klas
class
bag, rib; cry [n.], class
Comment:
Early texts include examples with vowels inserted to break up consonant clusters. A few of these still survive, e.g.
kulu
'nail' (< Fr.
clou
) and the corresponding verb
kulut/e
'to nail'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Baker and Hookoomsing 1987
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Syllable onsets: Onsets may be complex
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