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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.


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


8) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /ç, j/.
10) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /ç, j/.


9) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /ʍ, w/.
11) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /ʍ, w/.


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


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


12) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.
14) Long vowels do not occur in closed syllables.


13) Vowel clusters do not occur.
15) Long vowel do not occur before fricatives.


14) Canonical morpheme syllabification templates:
16) Vowel clusters do not occur.
 
17) Canonical morpheme syllabification 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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c) Particles: (C)V(C) or (C)V(C)CV(C)
c) Particles: (C)V(C) or (C)V(C)CV(C)


15) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as na 'to exist'.
18) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as na 'to exist'.


16) 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.