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| a) Latin orthography used for clarity. | | a) Latin orthography used for clarity. |
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| 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. |
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| c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted. | | c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted. |
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| d) /ŋ/ + /j, w/
| | 8) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel. |
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| e) /l/ + /j, w/
| | 9) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel. |
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| 10) Permitted two-segment syllable boundary clusters are as follows: | | 10) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/. |
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| a) /t, k/ + /t, k, h/
| | 11) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/. |
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| b) /b, d/ + /b, d, h/
| | 12) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllable. |
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| c) /m/ + /b, m/
| | 13) Vowel clusters do not occur. |
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| d) /n/ + /t, d, n/
| | 14) Canonical morpheme syllable templates: |
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| e) /ŋ/ + /k, h, ŋ, j, w/
| | a) Roots: -(C)(C)V(C)- or -(C)V(C)CV(C)- |
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| f) /l/ + /t, k, b, d, h, l/
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| 11) Permitted three-syllable consonant clusters are as follows;
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| a) /t/ + /kl, kj, kw/
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| b) /k/ + /tl, tj, tw/
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| c) /b/ + /dl, dj, dw/
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| d) /d/ + /bl, bj, bw/
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| e) /m/ + /bl, bj, bw/
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| f) /n/ + /tl, tj, tw, dl, dj, dw/
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| g) /ŋ/ + /kl, kj, kw, hl, hj, hw/
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| h) /l/ + /tj, tw, kj, kw, bj, bw, dj, dw, hj, hw/
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| 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/.
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| 13) The boundary clusters /th, kh/ only occur at morpheme boundaries.
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| 14) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel.
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| 15) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.
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| 16) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.
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| 17) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.
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| 18) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllable.
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| 19) Vowel clusters do not occur.
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| 20) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:
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| a) Roots: -(C)(C)V(C)- or -(C)(C)V(C)C(C)V(C)- | |
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| 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) |
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| 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'. |
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| 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. |
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| 18) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.
| | 17) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables. |
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| ===Morphophonemics=== | | ===Morphophonemics=== |