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<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>Roger,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>I found a couple of
languages that seem to have what you're looking for - or maybe you hope NOT to
find it. . .In that case, sorry.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>The Kombio (XBI, Torricelli
Phylum; Kombio Stock; Kombio Family) language has two
words:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>polnk - a type of
sago</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>a.wulmp - 'to
cover'</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>These were given as data
representing CVCCC syllables.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>Another language - Siroi
(SSD, TransNew Guinea, Madang-Adelbert Range subphylum; Rai Coast Stock; Kabenau
family) has this data:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial><U>ng</U>guail.mbu -
'fly'</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>This was given as data
representing CVVVC syllables in the language.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>I can do some more research
if you need. I found a lot of evidence for prenasalised consonants FOLLOWED BY
another consonant, like:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>nyi.ngraiq - 'fly' (Kamasau
lg. KMS)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>tembt - 'bow' (Alamblak
AMP)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>i.mpru? - 'to be with'
(Adzera AZR)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>I'm not finding
reduplicated words that fit the pattern you ask for. For example, I thought I
would find words like:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT
face=Arial>mpul.mpul</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT
face=Arial><U>ng</U>gar.<U>ng</U>gar</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT
face=Arial>ndot.ndot</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>Maybe I didn't look hard
enough, or the data is there, but not reported.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>Best of
luck,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098263623-31052010><FONT face=Arial>Ray</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P>Ray Stegeman<BR>LCORE Linguistics<BR>SIL-PNG, Box 418, Ukarumpa, EHP 444,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA<BR>Telephone: (675) 537-4595, Email:
lr-linguistics@sil.org.pg<BR><BR><BR></P>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
an-lang-bounces@anu.edu.au [mailto:an-lang-bounces@anu.edu.au] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Roger Mills<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 31 May 2010 12:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
an-lang@anu.edu.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> [An-lang] Prenasalized
stops<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Dear Colleagues: In another context, a friend has
raised an interesting question:<BR><BR>(QUOTE)<BR><PRE>Are prenasalised consonants disfavoured as second elements of clusters? <BR>That is, in languages that have both unitary prenasalised Cs [like /mb)/,<BR>say], and clusters whose second member is a stop [like /lb/], are clusters<BR>of the sort /lmb)/ likely to be disallowed?<BR><BR>(I was unsuccessful at Googling this, all I could get is discussion of<BR>whether prenasalised Cs should be *themselves* analysed *as* clusters.)<BR></PRE>(End
quote)<BR><PRE><BR>Certainly not in the handful of AN languages I'm familiar with, but perhaps in others ???<BR><BR>Thanks in advance for any replies.<BR><BR>Roger Mills<BR></PRE></BODY></HTML>