Morphological function, syllabic and phonetic form of nasal+plosive combinations in the Bantu language Mpiemo
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A discussion on how to handle consonant combinations in the Bantu language Mpiemo, spoken in the the south west border region of the Central African Republic is presented. The question is raised, whether nasal+consonant combinations are adequately analysed as single phonological units or as separate ones. Phonetic, syllabic and morphological aspects are taken into consideration.
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