▁stop ▁[ ʔ ] ▁and ▁ob stru ent ▁sounds ▁such ▁as ▁[ p ], ▁[ t ], ▁and ▁[ k ]. ▁ ▁Sy ll able ▁structure ▁The ▁sy ll able ▁structure ▁of ▁Sh an ▁is ▁C ( G ) V (( V )/ ( C )), ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁say ▁the ▁on set ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁con son ant ▁option ally ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁gli de , ▁and ▁the ▁rh yme ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁mon oph th ong ▁alone , ▁a ▁mon oph th ong ▁with ▁a ▁con son ant , ▁or ▁a ▁di ph th ong ▁alone . ▁( Only ▁in ▁some ▁dialect s , ▁a ▁di ph th ong ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁con son ant .) ▁ ▁The ▁gl ides ▁are : ▁- w -, ▁- y - ▁and ▁- r -. ▁There ▁are ▁seven ▁possible ▁final ▁con son ants : ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁Some ▁representative ▁words ▁are : ▁CV ▁ ▁also ▁C VC ▁ ▁market ▁CG V ▁ ▁to ▁go ▁CG VC ▁ ▁broad ▁CV V ▁ ▁far ▁CG V V ▁ ▁water ▁buff alo ▁ ▁Typ ical ▁Sh an ▁words ▁are ▁mon os yll ab ic . ▁Mult isy ll ab ic ▁words ▁are ▁mostly ▁P ali ▁loan words , ▁or ▁Bur m ese ▁words ▁with ▁the ▁initial ▁weak ▁sy ll able ▁. ▁ ▁Al phabet ▁ ▁The ▁Sh an ▁script ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁its ▁circular ▁letters , ▁which ▁are ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Mon ▁script .