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Re: Japanese "good", consonant clusters etc.

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, January 4, 2004, 3:40
R J scripsit:


> 2. Could anyone give me some sxamples of insane consonant clusters?

My favorite case is the two-syllable Georgian surname Mgrvgrvladje.
The maximum number of consonants at the start of an Georgian initial
syllable is eight, as in this example.

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Tristan McLeay <zsau@...>Georgian consonant clusters and syllables (was: Re: Japanese "good", consonant clusters etc.)