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a) Latin orthography used for clarity.
a) Latin orthography used for clarity.


b) /b, d/ + /l, j, w/
b) First consonant of consonant cluster runs along be top of table, second consonant of consonant cluster runs down riɡht of table.


c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted.
c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted.


d) /ŋ/ + /j, w/
8) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel.


e) /l/ + /j, w/
9) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.


10) Permitted two-segment syllable boundary clusters are as follows:
10) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.


a) /t, k/ + /t, k, h/
11) /u, / may not follow /w/.


b) /b, d/ + /b, d, h/
12) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllable.


c) /m/ + /b, m/
13) Vowel clusters do not occur.


d) /n/ + /t, d, n/
14) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:


e) /ŋ/ + /k, h, ŋ, j, w/
a) Roots: -(C)(C)V(C)- or -(C)V(C)CV(C)-
 
f) /l/ + /t, k, b, d, h, l/
 
11) Permitted three-syllable consonant clusters are as follows;
 
a) /t/ + /kl, kj, kw/
 
b) /k/ + /tl, tj, tw/
 
c) /b/ + /dl, dj, dw/
 
d) /d/ + /bl, bj, bw/
 
e) /m/ + /bl, bj, bw/
 
f) /n/ + /tl, tj, tw, dl, dj, dw/
 
g) /ŋ/ + /kl, kj, kw, hl, hj, hw/
 
h) /l/ + /tj, tw, kj, kw, bj, bw, dj, dw, hj, hw/
 
12) Note that the onset cluster /hl/ is a reflex of earlier /*pl, *ɡl, *sl/ and may only occur in word-initial position or after a nasal coda to form a three-segment boundary cluster. In all other contexts it has merged with /ll/.
 
13) The boundary clusters /th, kh/ only occur at morpheme boundaries.
 
14) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel.
 
15) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.
 
16) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.
 
17) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.
 
18) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllable.
 
19) Vowel clusters do not occur.
 
20) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:
 
a) Roots: -(C)(C)V(C)- or -(C)(C)V(C)C(C)V(C)-


b) Prefixes: (C)V(C)- or (C)V(C)CV(C)-
b) Prefixes: (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)


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


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


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


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