Mîrkšam: Phonology: Syllable Structure: Complex
Syllables in Myrkçam maintain the sonority sequencing principle. In particular, the sonority hierarchy for Myrkçam is as follows, from highest to lowest: /a ɶ/ /e ø ɤ o/ /i y ɯ u/ /j w/ /r/ /n/ /m ɲ ŋ/ /ɸ θ ɕ ç x/ /s/ /t/ /p c k/ Syllables are limited to a (CA)V(A), (CA)V(C), or (C)(C)V(A)(C) structure, where V represents any vowel, C represents any consonant, A represents any of the phonemes /r j w/, and parentheses represent optional elements. The only exception to this occurs when a nasal precedes a fricative across a syllable boundary, in which case an oral plosive at the fricative’s place of articulation is intercalated at the end of the first syllable regardless of structural constraints.
