prepausal en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + pausal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Before a pause in speech.
In the simple past and hesternal past (57b), there is an added H on the final vowel (which spreads leftward, when prepausal) and causes deletion of preceding Hs.
2014, David Odden, Bantu Phonology, page 27: