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


2) Only plosives, nasals and /l/ are permitted in syllable coda position.
2) Only plosives and nasals are permitted in syllable coda position.


3) Only voiceless plosives, nasals and /l/ are permitted in morpheme-final position.
3) Consonant clusters may not have more than two seɡments.


4) Consonant clusters may not have more than two seɡments.
4) Consonant clusters may only occur in the syllable onset or across syllable boundaries.


5) Consonant clusters may only occur in the syllable onset or across syllable boundaries.
5) Permitted consonant clusters are as per the table below:
 
6) Permitted consonant clusters are as per the table below:


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d) An asterisk indicates that the cluster occurs in the syllable onset.
d) An asterisk indicates that the cluster occurs in the syllable onset.


7) /j/ may not follow a long back vowel.
6) /j/ may not follow a long back vowel.


8) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.
7) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.


9) Vowel clusters do not occur.
8) Vowel clusters do not occur.


10) A lonɡ vowel may not occur before a coda consonant or a consonant cluster.
9) A lonɡ vowel may not occur before a coda consonant or a consonant cluster.


11) Roots and prefixes must consist of properly formed syllables.
10) Roots and prefixes must consist of properly formed syllables.


12) Suffixes may begin with a consonant cluster.
11) Suffixes may begin with a consonant cluster.


13) Suffixes may consist of a single coda consonant.
12) Suffixes may consist of a single coda consonant.


14) Roots must consist of more than one and no more than three syllables.
13) Roots must consist of more than one and no more than three syllables.


15) No affix may have more than two syllables.
14) No affix may have more than two syllables.


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