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Since Marsatian does not possess fall diphthongs, two vowels that are not listed above would be pronounced as two separate vowels in hiatus. | Since Marsatian does not possess fall diphthongs, two vowels that are not listed above would be pronounced as two separate vowels in hiatus. | ||
Two diphthongs ('''wae'' and '''wi''') become two unique single vowels when they appear at the beginning of a word. | |||
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| '''wae''' || /ø/ | |||
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| '''wi''' || /y/ | |||
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====Assimilation==== | ====Assimilation==== | ||
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===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
Marsatian syllable structure can be at most /CGVC/. In this structure, G is a glide /j, w/. Any consonant except /ŋ/ may occur initially, but only /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l/ may occur finally. As mentioned above, two consonants may occur only between vowels. However, words can also end in double consonants, which are only both pronounced when followed by a vowel. | |||
<!-- Explain the consonant clusters and vowel clusters that are permissible for use in the language. For example, "st" is an allowed consonant cluster in English while onset "ng" isn't. --> | <!-- Explain the consonant clusters and vowel clusters that are permissible for use in the language. For example, "st" is an allowed consonant cluster in English while onset "ng" isn't. --> | ||
===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||