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s and s occurs with another one of the same class. Chisters of three 

 consonants may occur when a stem beginning- with a biconsonantic 

 cluster follows a stem with terminal consonant, but these combina- 

 tions are rare. 



In Ponca and Winnebago stems the following consonantic clusters 

 occur, which, however, are never terminal. 



WINNEBAGO 



§ 3. Syllables and Accent: Teton 



Syllables of Teton ma}" consist of single vowels, a consonant fol- 

 lowed by a vowel, or two consonants followed by a vowel. In the 

 last case the first consonant is never a sonant or fortis (see p. 882). In 

 other instances an obscure vowel- sound is heard between the two con- 

 sonants, which may either be inserted for euphony or be a sign of 

 composition. On the other hand, such stems may be considered as 

 having been originally dissyllabic.^ 



iThis view, expressed by Doctor Swanton, does not seem to be supported by the phonetic character- 

 istics of other dialects. It has been pointed out before that the consonantic clusters beginning with 

 the surd stops, p, t, k, do not occur in Ponca and Winnebago; while those with initial s, s, U, are 

 quite common in these dialects. Winnebago has a strong tendency to repeat the vowel of a syllable 

 between certain consonantic clusters (see pp. 888, 923), but it does not seem probable that this is an 

 original condition from which the consonantic clusters of Dakota and Ponca have originated.— F. B. 



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