Syllable Codas (Feature 119)
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Feature Annotation
This feature concerns the complexity of codas (the final parts of syllables, following the vowel). Some languages only have simple syllable codas (empty, value 1), others also have moderately complex codas (with at most one consonant, value 2), others have complex codas (up to two consonants in coda, value 3), and a few also allow very complex codas (value 4). The four values thus represent the increasing complexity of syllable codas, and languages with more complex coda types also have all the less complex types.
If you select one of the more complex values, please give also examples for the less complex syllable types. If, for example, you choose value 3, give also examples for value 2 and value 1 (in the example field for value 3).
For this feature, ignore recent unassimilated loans.
Additional remarks
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Values
| Value | Value Annotation | |
| 1 | Simple | No -C in coda: Principense u-ra-tu‘rat’ |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Moderately complex | Liquid, nasal or obstruent in coda: Papiametu dal ‘to beat’, bon ‘good’, on-be-skòp ‘impertinent’ |
| 3 | Complex | a: liquid or nasal and obstruent in coda: lt or nk, as in English difficult or bank b: two obstruents in coda kt or ks, as in Kinubi wakt,hour’ or in Belizean aks ,ask’ |
| 4 | Very complex | Any other combinations of C in coda, as mps in Vincentian glimps ,glimpse’ |
WALS No.
(12) (Partial)
