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**Vowels (diphthongs included) may exist as a stand-alone nucleic syllable (V), mostly in the beginning or at the end of a word. | **Vowels (diphthongs included) may exist as a stand-alone nucleic syllable (V), mostly in the beginning or at the end of a word. | ||
**If nucleus is a liquid, plosives appear in codas only word-finally. | **If nucleus is a liquid, plosives appear in codas only word-finally. | ||
*'''Coda''' (final) may consist of up to three consonants with possible structures: NS, FS, LS; NF, SF, LF; | *'''Coda''' (final) may consist of up to three consonants with possible structures: N, S, F, L; NS, FS, LS; NF, SF, LF; NSF, FSF, LSF (Nasal, Stop, Fricative, Liquid). Three-consonant clusters are rare word-medially and receive a schwa after the non-lateral stop: ''kamps'' /kämps/ (marsh) → *''kampsku'' → ''kamposku'' /ˈkäm.pəs.ku/ (at marsh) | ||
**Final liquids appear as syllabic consonants | |||
**Approximants ''j'', ''w'' and plain voiced plosives never appear as coda (final) even though they may be written that way (no written schwa): ''nad'' /nä.də/ (stainy). Voiced fricatives may appear as coda. | **Approximants ''j'', ''w'' and plain voiced plosives never appear as coda (final) even though they may be written that way (no written schwa): ''nad'' /nä.də/ (stainy). Voiced fricatives may appear as coda. | ||
**In coda, plosives with lateral release, however, will reflect the voicing of the onset: ''gatl'' /gädˡl̩/ (jugs) vs. ''katl'' /kätˡl̩/ (knobs) | **In coda, plosives with lateral release, however, will reflect the voicing of the onset: ''gatl'' /gädˡl̩/ (jugs) vs. ''katl'' /kätˡl̩/ (knobs) | ||