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Nepali, Maithili and Hindi influence is possibly reflected here. For example, most speakers would apply nasalisation to the 1sg (11a), 2sg (11b) and 3sg (11c-d) pronouns, the relative pronoun (11e) and some interrogative pronouns (11f). I have marked nasalisation in the broad transcription in the 1sg, 2sg and 3sg pronouns, relative and interrogative pronouns which are deemed nasalised by most speakers. Note that nasalisation is left-spreading, and that the domain of nasalisation seems to be the whole morpheme, unless spreading is blocked by an obstruent component.
Syllabificational contraints... The resonant + h segments, which also surface as aspirated with syllable divisions... ” If the components /mʰ/, /n̪ʰ/, /lʰ/ and /ŋʰ/ are interpreted as clusters in Rājbanshi, the analysis faces syllabification problems. Maintaining a break between the components would result in a syllable type "C” which is phonotactically unattested in the language. This could possibly be avoided by maintaining a ∅-morpheme for the imperative singular form, although maintaining a ∅-morpheme for other verb forms seems unwarranted.
B. Potential falling dipthongs or CV-sequences /iu, ie, iæ, iʌ, uæ, uʌ, ui/ c. Potential rising dipthongs or VC-sequences /eu, iu, æu, ʌu, ei, æi, ʌi, ui/ d. Non-occuring vowel sequences /ii, ee, oo, uu, ʌʌ, io, eæ, eo, oæ, oʌ, ou, oi, ue, uo, ʌo/ I find a diphthong / CV-analysis for most of the vowel sequences in (2b) to be unwarranted. 5 Moreover, a CV-analysis of the absolutive in (3c) would lead to an erroneous analysis of the (default) absolutive in (3d; cf. 4 for discussion on phonotactics).