this is where the consonants are split (at least by Xavier) start is at the start of the plosive sound. middle is the middle of the consonant phoneme. p start t start k start f middle b start d start g start v middle s middle z middle c middle j middle x middle m middle n middle l middle r middle h middle This is how tsali splits plosives: v-Beginning of closing stage ## ## ## || ## ##----------------||### ## || ## ## ## ^ Vowel ^ Explosion ^ Cut here ^ Vowel The cruddy ASCII art represents the archetypal case of the voiceless plosive between two vowels. But it should *always* be safe to split in the middle of the closing stage.