2. Syllable patterns. 2.1. Single syllables. Syllables may consist of a single short vowel or a cluster of identical or different vowels, or either of these preceded by a single consonant or a cluster of two or three consonants. Illustrations of these types follow (the low dot indicates syllable division; the acute accent, stress): V e.mo.?u his word, VV 6e.no his mother, CV s6.ko with him, CCV nki.so.ne I said, CCCV nsy6.po.pe when I come, CVV h6o.e fish, CVV yau.ka.pu come back, CCVV ntuu.ryu begun by me, CCCW nkw6e.ku my way. 2.2. Syllables in words. Words are made up of from one to nine syllables. In two-