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Syllable onsets
Value 3: /pn/ and /pt/ only in international loans.
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Onsets may be complex
Example 29-235:
as; sak; kat
as;
if/ash
sak;
bag
kat
cat
if/ash; bag; cat
Example 29-236:
kla; kry; twak
kla;
complain
kry;
get
twak
nonsense
complain; get; nonsense
Example 29-237:
straf; splinter; skrikkeljaar
straf;
punishment
splinter;
splinter
skrikkel-jaar
leap-year
punishment; splinter; leap-year
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Language:
Afrikaans
Feature:
Syllable onsets
Source:
Own knowledge
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