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Syllable
Arka has closed syllables and open syllables like English.
Words which end up with a consonant is more than words which end up with a vowel.
Syllable
| Shortest |
V |
a (to) |
| Longest |
CCVCC |
prest (be of good omen) |
| Frequent syllables |
CVC and CVCC |
ket (cat), valn (health) |
Unlike English, Arka doesn't like successions of consonants at the beginning of a word, so words like "strike" are low.
Unlike English, Arka splits words into more syllables.
CVCC is usually pronounced in two syllables.
A schwa is inserted between C and C or is added after CC.
For example, "fonl" is pronounced like /fon lq/ (q indicates a schwa. Its shape is like "3").
"fonl" is pronounced in one syllable when the speaker is in a hurry.
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