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===Syllables=== | ===Syllables=== | ||
The Merrish syllable can assume the following forms: V, VC, CV, CVC. In addition to this, an approximant G can flank the nucleus on either or both sides. The syllable is maximally CGVGC e.g. fbhabhr /fwawr/ [fwaur] ('forest'). | The Merrish syllable can assume the following forms: V, VC, CV, CVC. In addition to this, an approximant G can flank the nucleus on either or both sides. The syllable is maximally CGVGC e.g. fbhabhr /fwawr/ [fwaur] ('forest'). In the case of an underlying double glide syllable, the first approximant from the right is wholly vocalised. This process historically accounts for ⟨mbheghr⟩ becoming /mweir/. | ||
====Phonotactic restrictions==== | ====Phonotactic restrictions==== | ||
=====Onset===== | =====Onset===== | ||
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=====Coda===== | =====Coda===== | ||
/ʃ/ never appears in the coda. | /ʃ/ never appears in the coda. | ||
====Syllabic weight==== | |||
A single vowel has the weight of one mora '''μ''' in an open syllable while a diphthong has two. All vowels in closed syllables count as two morae. Extraordinarily, syllables with the pseudophoneme '''æ''' always counts as two morae. | |||