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*Vowels cannot occur in hiatus. Epenthetic consonants such as ''w'' and ''y'' are inserted. | *Vowels cannot occur in hiatus. Epenthetic consonants such as ''w'' and ''y'' are inserted. | ||
*When a cluster of three consonants would occur, the epenthetic vowel ''-i-'' is inserted. Alternatively, the consonant cluster can be separated with an "echo" vowel, sometimes with metathesis. | *When a cluster of three consonants would occur, the epenthetic vowel ''-i-'' is inserted. Alternatively, the consonant cluster can be separated with an "echo" vowel, sometimes with metathesis. | ||
:e.g. ''kuslá'' "he is fat", ''kusl<b>i</b>tá | :e.g. ''kuslá'' "he is fat", ''kusl<b>i</b>tá / ku<b>lus</b>tá'' "she is fat" | ||
*Word-initial vowel are pronounced with a glottal stop. | *Word-initial vowel are pronounced with a glottal stop. | ||
====Consonant clusters==== | ====Consonant clusters==== | ||