Yunmu

In languages of monosyllabic morphemes - such as all Sinitic languages (Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Gan, Xiang, Wu, Hakka, Min, etc.), Myan-Hmong languages, Thai-Kadai languages, many Tibeto-Burmese languages, Vietnamese and Muong - yunmu refers to the second of the two parts that form the syllable. The first part is called shengmu.

Syllables can be of, and are not limited to, following forms (C=Consonant, Cl= Consonant Cluster, v=Vowel, d,=Diphthong):

• Cv= shengmuC + yunmuv
• CvC= shengmuC + yunmuvC
• CvCl= shengmuC + yunmuvCl

• v= shengmunull + yunmuv
• vC= shengmunull + yunmuvC
• vCl= shengmunull + yunmuvCl

• Clv= shengmuC + yunmuv
• ClvC= shengmuC + yunmuvC
• vCl= shengmunull + yunmuvCl

• Cd= shengmuC + yunmud
• CdC= shengmuC + yunmudC
• CdCl= shengmuC + yunmudCl

• d= shengmunull + yunmud
• dC= shengmunull + yunmudC
• dCl= shengmunull + yunmudCl

• Cld= shengmuC + yunmud
• CldC= shengmuC + yunmudC
• dCl= shengmunull + yunmudCl