ABANYALA BA KAKAMEGA - SYLLABLES IN OLUNYALA (K)

THE SYLLABLE STRUCTURES OF OLUNYALA (K) Abanyala ba Kakamega Living Academic Paper 12- Olunyala (K) Balovera Edwin Ongacho Abstract . [ 1 ] Sounds are combined in different ways in languages of the world to form different pronounceable units known as the syllables. The aim of this project article was to examine the syllable structure types that occur in Olunyala and their constitution and document the findings as a living online document. The article identifies the syllable structures of Olunyala (K) by showing the sound segments that constitute each of them. The data was analyzed using Generative CV phonology theor y which enabled the establishment of the syllable structure of Olunyala(K) in order to establish the prevalent positions for each syllable type in words. This article observes that Olunyala (K) has both univalent and ambivalent syllable structures and further provides interpretations to th...