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==Phonotactics== | ==Phonotactics== | ||
A syllable in Haoli includes a syllable nucleus consisting of a vowel sound. Syllable onset and coda are optional. A syllable can start and end with only one consonant. This gives an Haoli syllable the following structure, (C)V(C) where C represents a consonant and V a vowel. If through derivation a word would have two consecutive syllables where the first ends with the same vowel that the second begins with, example ''leka'' + ''að'', then the two syllables are merged and a long vowel is produced (''lekāð''). | A syllable in Haoli includes a syllable nucleus consisting of a vowel sound. Syllable onset and coda are optional. A syllable can start and end with only one consonant. This gives an Haoli syllable the following structure, (C)V(C) where C represents a consonant and V a vowel. If through derivation a word would have two consecutive syllables where the first ends with the same vowel that the second begins with, example ''leka'' + ''að'', then the two syllables are merged and a long vowel is produced (''lekāð''). There is a preference for CVC and VC syllables over CV syllables if they can be avoided. For example, ''nuasag'', would be divided into ''nu.as.ag'' instead of ''nu.a.sag''. Another example, ''kafatge'', would be divided into ''kaf.at.ge'' instead of ''ka.fat.ge''. | ||
=Orthography= | =Orthography= | ||