Table 9 Adaptation of Onset Obstruent+Sonorant Clusters

Onset cluster French Vietnamese Gloss
/pl/ /kɔ̃plɛ / /kɔmle/ ‘suit’
/pl/ /plafɔ/ /lafoŋ͡/ ‘ceiling’
/bl/ /blø/ /lɤ/ ‘blue’
/bl/ /bluzɔ/ /bɤluzoŋ/ ‘jacket’
/kl/ /klɔʁ/ /kɤlɔ/ ‘chlorine’
/sl/ /slip/ /silip/ ‘panties’
/bl/ /blɔk/ /bɤlok/ or /lok/ ‘block of calendar’