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1) The syllable template is (C)V(C).
1) The syllable template is (C)V(C).
   
   
2) Stops, affricates and nasals are permitted in coda position.
2) Word-internally, stops and nasals are permitted in coda position.


3) Consonant clusters may not have more than two segments.
3) Word-finally, stops, affricates and nasals are permitted in coda position.


4) Consonant clusters may only occur across syllable boundaries.
4) Consonant clusters may not have more than two segments.
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5) Geminate consonants clusters may not precede a coda consonant or a long vowel.


6) Single stops may not precede a coda consonant if they follow a nasal.
5) Consonant clusters may only occur across syllable boundaries.


7) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below:
6) Geminate consonants clusters may not precede a coda consonant or a long vowel.
 
7) Single stops may not precede a coda consonant if they follow a nasal.
 
8) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below:


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b) √ within a cell indicates a potential cluster exists. A blank cell indicates that it does not.
b) √ within a cell indicates a potential cluster exists. A blank cell indicates that it does not.


8) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel.
9) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel.


9) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.
10) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.


10) /i, eɪ/ may not follow palatalised consonants.
11) /i, eɪ/ may not follow palatalised consonants.


11) /u, oʊ/ may not follow labialised consonants.
12) /u, oʊ/ may not follow labialised consonants.


12) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllable.
13) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllable.


13) Vowel clusters do not occur.
14) Vowel clusters do not occur.


14) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:
15) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:


a) Roots: -(C)V(C)- or -(C)V(C)CV(C)-
a) Roots: -(C)V(C)- or -(C)V(C)CV(C)-
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d) Particles: (C)V(C) or (C)V(C)CV(C)
d) Particles: (C)V(C) or (C)V(C)CV(C)


15) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as the copula 'kwe' or the negative verb 'wa'.
16) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as the copula 'kwe' or the negative verb 'wa'.


16) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel.
17) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel.


17) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.
18) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.


===Morphophonemics===
===Morphophonemics===