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

8) ~~/i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/~~.

8) Consonant clusters are coda consonant + onset consonant in terms of syllabification.

9) /u, ~~oʊ/ may not follow /w~~/.

9) The consonant clusters /ph, th, kh/ are an exception to the preceding rule and both segments are considered to be entirely with the syllable onset.

10) /eɪ~~, aɪ~~/ may not ~~precede~~ /j/.

10) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.

11) /oʊ~~, aʊ~~/ may not ~~precede~~ /w/.

11) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.

12) ~~Long vowels~~ may not ~~occur in closed syllables~~.

12) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.

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

13) /oʊ, aʊ/ may not precede /w/.

14) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:

14) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.

15) Vowel clusters do not occur.

16) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:

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

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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 pe 'to exist'.

17) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as pe 'to exist'.

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

18) 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.

19) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.

===Morphophonemics===

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 c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted.
-) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.
+) Consonant clusters are coda consonant + onset consonant in terms of syllabification.
-) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.
+) The consonant clusters /ph, th, kh/ are an exception to the preceding rule and both segments are considered to be entirely with the syllable onset.
-) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.
+) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.
-) /oʊ, aʊ/ may not precede /w/.
+) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.
-) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.
+) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.
-) Vowel clusters do not occur.
+) /oʊ, aʊ/ may not precede /w/.
-) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:
+) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.
+) Vowel clusters do not occur.
+) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:
 a) Roots: -(C)(C)V(C)- or -(C)V(C)CV(C)-
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 d) Particles: (C)V(C) or (C)V(C)CV(C)
 ) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as pe 'to exist'.
 ) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel.
 ) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.
 ===Morphophonemics===