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( Syllable nucleus)
In phonetics and phonology, the nucleus (sometimes called peak) is the central part of the syllable, most commonly a vowel. In addition to a nucleus, a syllable may begin with an onset and end with a coda, but in most languages the only part of a syllable that is mandatory is the nucleus. The nucleus and coda form the rime of the syllable. In a small number of languages, the onset may also be mandatory, so that vowel-initial syllables are not found. There are also a few languages such as Nuxalk and some dialects of Berber, which have some obstruent-only words. It is difficult to divide such words into syllables using conventions from other languages; it may be that the concept of 'syllable' doesn't apply, or that syllabic nuclei are optional in these languages.
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