Some African languages allow two consonants to appear together at the beginning of a word,as in "Nkomo";English does not allow this to occur unless the first consonant is an "s" as in skull.This example illustrates a difference in the ______ of the two languages.

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Phonology refers to the study of sounds and their organization in a language. This example shows a difference in the sound patterns allowed at the beginning of a word in African languages compared to English. Morphology refers to the study of the structure of words, syntax refers to the study of sentence structure, and semantics refers to the study of meaning in language.

Some African Languages Allow Two Consonants to Appear Together at the Beginning