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4) Consonant clusters may only occur across syllable boundaries.
4) Consonant clusters may only occur across syllable boundaries.


5) Permitted consonant clusters are as follows:
5) Permitted consonant clusters are as per the table below:


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a) The geminate clusters /mm, nn, ll, tt, kk, kkʲ, kkʷ/
a) The first consonant in a potential cluster runs along the top of the table, the second consonant in a potential cluster runs down the right of the table.


b) The nasal + nasal clusters /mn, ml, nm, nl, lm, ln/
b) √ within a cell indicates a potential cluster exists. A blank cell indicates that it does not.
 
c) nasal + stop clusters
 
d) nasal + continuant clusters
 
e) The stop + stop clusters /tk, tkʲ, tkʷ, kt, kʲt, kʷt/


6) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel.
6) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel.
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7) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.
7) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel.


8) Front vowels may not follow /kʲ, j/.
8) /i/ may not follow /kʲ, j/.


9) Back vowels may not follow /kʷ, w/.
9) /u/ may not follow /kʷ, w/.


10) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllables.
10) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllable.


11) Vowel clusters do not occur.
11) Vowel clusters do not occur.