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1) The syllable template is (C)(C)V(C).
1) The syllable template is (C)(C)V(C).


2) All consonants, except /p, ɡ, w, l, ʍ, ɬ/, are permitted in syllable coda position.
2) All consonants, except /w, l, j, h/, are permitted in syllable coda position.


3) Consonant clusters may not have more than two seɡments.
3) Consonant clusters may not have more than two seɡments.


4) Permitted consonant clusters are:
4) Permitted syllable onset consonant clusters are:


a) voiceless stop + voiceless stop
/tw, tl, tj, kw, kl, kj, bw, bl, bj, dw, dl, dj, mw, ŋj, hw, hl, hj/


b) voiced stop + voiced stop
5) Permitted syllable boundary clusters are:


c) voiced stop + voiced approximant
/tk, kt, bd, db, mb, mh, nt, nd, nl, qk, qh/


d) nasal + voiceless stop
6) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel.


e) nasal + voiced stop
7) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.


f) nasal + nasal
8) Vowel clusters do not occur.


g) nasal + voiced approximant
9) A lonɡ vowel may not occur before a coda consonant.


5) Voiced stop + voiced approximant clusters may occur in the syllable onset. All other clusters may only occur at syllable boundaries.
10) All morphemes must be properly formed syllables although suffixes may consist of a single consonant.
 
6) The consonant clusters /ttʃ, dʒ/ do not occur.
 
7) /ɡ/ may not follow a long front vowel.
 
8) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.
 
9) Vowel clusters do not occur.
 
10) A lonɡ vowel may not occur before a coda consonant.
 
11) A suffix may begin with any permitted consonant cluster.


===Morphophonology===
===Morphophonology===