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160 OMELJAN PRITSAK2. In consonantism four cases should be singled out:(a) the rendering of the final -ć in the "Arabic" fashion, by meansof -шъ: кюшъ kuć;(b) the marking of the morphonic boundary by the "hard" sign (ъ):Алъбл äl-bä, АЛЪТИ öl-ti; 46(c) absence of the glottal spirant [fi]: чуаси со[ñ]asi;(d) avoidance of geminata, in the Old Turkic fashion: ТАТЪКЮШЪfor Tätük Kuć; чюрабы for ćor + рабы.1.(а)(b)3.General Characteristics:Attested vocalism:First (stem) syllableü иö оäAttested consonantism:Single consonantsк t ć sbr lfi (glottal spirant)2. Initials(a) Vowelsä: АЛЪ6А albaо: АЛЪТИ çiti46Mediais:(a) Vowelsä: ТАТЪК tätükö: чуа có[ñ]a, чюрö: 6AKA bökäи: бу bu;ü: кюшъ kuć;В. PhonologyćorNon-initial syllableі üä аClustersIb It(b) Consonantsb: 6AKA bökä, бу bu;к: кюшъ kuć;f. ТАТЪК tätük;ć: чуа ćó[fi]a, чюр ćor(b) Single Consonantsк: б AKA bökä;t: ТАТЪК tätük;[fi]: чуа cö[n]a(с) Consonant ClustersIb: АЛЪ6А älbä;It: АЛЪТИ ölti.On the structure of the Old Turkic syllabic system, see O. Pritsak, "Turkologyand the Comparative Study of Altaic Languages: The System of the Old TurkicRunic Script," Journal of Turkish Studies (Cambridge, Mass.), 4 (1980): 84-87.