CV Driven Resyllabification of Personal Names in Ẹdo

Nouns in the Ẹdo language have been analysed as obligatorily beginning with a vowel. This paper examines personal names one instance which that previously conclusive assumption is violated. The synchronic data this study show are freely transformed such way they used word initial consonants. considers phenomenon resyllabification process seeks to modify CVCV syllable pattern. were collected from speakers across three local government areas make up Benin city, capital of Edo state, Nigeria. relies on principles CV-phonology model began Clements & Keyser and finds many functional or without word-initial vowels, re-syllabified name may become meaningless, adjusted meaning retain its original meaning. concludes multi-syllabic gradual overall goal reduce them patterns.