Feature (C)VCC Syllable Structure
The occurrence of two consonants in the position after a vowel was investigated. This can, but does not have to, co-occur with the presence of one or more onset consonants. The presence of this feature is exemplified by the words from Ishkashimi displayed in (1).
(1) Ishkashimi [isk] (Iranian)
| a. | /ovd/ | ‘seven’ (ISK-Num-MA:007) |
| b. | /uduχt/ | ‘daughter’ (ISK-Kin-MA:005) |
| c. | /krust/ | ‘skin’ (ISK-40list-SO:030) |
In the region, (C)VCC Syllable Structure is found in more than two thirds of the sample languages.
Values
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present | 42 |
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absent | 17 |
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indeterminate | 0 |
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