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The following strings of phonemes that may occur due to affixes or compounding are not allowed: | The following strings of phonemes that may occur due to affixes or compounding are not allowed: | ||
* Any | * Any sonorant followed by itself; if a conflict occurs, one is dropped for consonants. | ||
** Vowel handling under this rule differs between dialects, though usually either they combine to a long vowel, or the latter vowel is given hard attack. Dialects where the latter is common may write such words as if they had an intervening /q/ between the vowels. | ** Vowel handling under this rule differs between dialects, though usually either they combine to a long vowel, or the latter vowel is given hard attack. Dialects where the latter is common may write such words as if they had an intervening /q/ between the vowels. | ||
* Two consecutive consonants that differ only in voicing; if a conflict occurs, then the voiced vowel is kept unless the prior vowel is phonetically short (/i u e o ə a/) and unstressed, then the unvoiced consonant is kept. | * Two consecutive consonants that differ only in voicing; if a conflict occurs, then the voiced vowel is kept unless the prior vowel is phonetically short (/i u e o ə a/) and unstressed, then the unvoiced consonant is kept. | ||