Two invented languages of Kurtish and of Laeglish both obey principles

Question

Two invented languages of Kurtish and of Laeglish both obey principles of vowel harmony within words, although in different ways. In both languages, the five vowels (a, e, i, o, and u) are classified either as brutish (a, o, and u) or as fragile (e and i)s. In Kurtish, every word can itself be classified as brutish or as fragile, according to the vowels it contains, if any; there are no mixed-vowel words. In Laeglish, on the other hand, it is possible to have mixed-vowel words, but within Laeglish words, every consonant (non-vowel letter) or continuous cluster of consonants can only directly touch vowels of one type or the other.

In the first column, select a word that, according to the constraints given, could be in the Laeglish language, but not Kurtish. In the second column, select a word that could be in neither language. Make only two selections, one in each column.

Masterscorp · Answer

aphueitse

a ph uei ts e

So a touches u - this works
So i touches e - works as well. So aphueitse is a valid word in the Laenglish but not in the other langauge.

brushmen

br u shm e n

So u touches e - this doesn't work because the two vowels are from different categories.

Hence, brushmen can't be used in neither language.

Apt0810 · Answer

1)In Laeglish :aphueitse since "ph" is surrounded by a & u which are of same group and "ts"is surrounded by i & e which are of the same group And since the word contains vowels from different group it cannot be in Kurtish
2)Brushmen cannot be in both since u & e are from different group(Kurtish cancelled) and since "ush" is surrounded by different group vowels so Leaglish is also cancelled

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Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

Your task is to find one word that can be a Laeglish word but not a Kurtish word, as well as another word that cannot be either a Laeglish or a Kurtish word.

In both cases, the word cannot be a Kurtish word, so start there. In Kurtish, any one word can contain either the brutish vowels (a, o, and u) or the fragile vowels (e and i), but not both. Which words fail this constraint?

calzral: only a, brutish. Passes.
fip: only i, fragile. Passes.
apheitso: both brutish (o) and fragile (e and i). Fails; this one can’t be Kurtish.
brueshmen: both brutish (u) and fragile (e). Fails; this one can’t be Kurtish.
qudxatroua: only brutish (a, o, and u). Passes.
hzziigri: only fragile (i). Passes.

So the two answers must be either apheitso and brueshmen, as these are the only two that fail the Kurtish requirements. One of these could be Laeglish; the other cannot. Next, apply the second constraint: a Laeglish word can contain both types of vowels, but the different types cannot touch each other in the word. These two words contain both types of vowel (based on the first pass through the answers), so which one fails the Laeglish test?

In the word apheitso, the brutish vowel (o) does not touch the fragile vowels (e and i), so this word could be a Laeglish word (even though it cannot be a Kurtish word).

The word brueshmen, on the other hand, contains a brutal vowel, u, that touches a fragile vowel, e. This word cannot be Laeglish, nor can it be Kurtish.

Column 1: The correct answer is C.
Column 2: The correct answer is D.

ShubhamSS28 · Answer

https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=82088 Sajjad1994 : I think there is a typo error in letter j of "fjp" in question, as there is mention of "fip" as per official explanation GMAT-Club-Forum-7m88oavr.png

Bunuel · Answer

_________________ Fixed. Thank you! GMAT-Club-Forum-luwyz6mh.png

anonymusss · Answer

bb   chetan2u  Solution doesnt't sync with spelling of options, Please re check official questions

chetan2u · Answer

anonymusss , you are correct. Thanks and kudos!!

The solution..
 In Kurtish , every word can itself be classified as brutish(a, o, u) or as fragile(e, i), according to the vowels it contains, if any; there are no mixed-vowel words.
 In Laeglish,  on the other hand, it is possible to have mixed-vowel words, but within Laeglish words, every consonant (non-vowel letter) or continuous cluster of consonants can only directly touch vowels of one type or the other.

Now, we have to find the option that is neither and that is just Laeglish...

In both the cases, it cannot be Kurtish, so eliminate all options that can be Kurtish..

calzral : Just vowel a, so Brutish
 fip : Just vowel i, so Fragile
 aphueitse : Vowels from both sets, so not a Kurtish
 brushmen : Vowels from both sets, so not a Kurtish
 qudxatroua : Just vowels a, o and u, so Brutish
 hzziigri : Just vowel i, so Fragile

So, our answers are from  aphueitse  and  brushmen . Let us check which on eof the two is Laeglish

a ph uei ts e  : Here consonant  ph  touch  a  and  u ,  both Brutish ,  and consonant  ts  touch  i  and  e ,  both fragile .  Fulfills the requirement of Laeglish.  
 bru shm en:  Here consonants  shm  touch a Brutish vowel  u  on one side and Fragile vowel  e  on other side.  Thus, not Laglesh.

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Laeglish only	Neither	Word
		calzral
		fip
		aphueitse
		brushmen
		qudxatroua
		hzziigri