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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. | ||
9) Consonant clusters are coda consonant + onset consonant in terms of syllabification. | |||
10) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /ç, j/. | |||
11) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /ʍ, w/. | |||
12) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/. | |||
13) /oʊ, aʊ/ may not precede /w/. | |||
14) Long vowels do not occur in closed syllables. | |||
15) Long vowel do not occur before fricatives. | |||
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) | ||
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. | ||