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Syllable codas
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Codas may be complex
Example 8-185:
tangks
tangks
thanks
thanks
Example 8-186:
mamps
mamps
fat.woman
fat woman
Example 8-187:
rent
rent
rent
rent
Example 8-188:
fens
fens
fence
fence
Example 8-189:
ma.ka
ma.ka
thorn
thorn
Source:
Gooden 2003
: 84
Example 8-190:
skyan.dal
skyan.dal
scandal
scandal
Example 8-191:
ran.stid
ran.stid
rancid
rancid
Example 8-192:
belt
belt
belt
belt
Example 8-193:
banz
banz
band.
pl
a great many, a great deal
Source:
Cassidy et al. 1967
: 25
Example 8-194:
bangk
bangk
bank
bank
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Syllable codas
Source:
Own knowledge
Gooden 2003
: 84
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