Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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1) The syllable template is (C)V(C). | 1) The syllable template is (C)V(C). | ||
2) | 2) Word-internally, stops and nasals are permitted in coda position. | ||
3) | 3) Word-finally, stops, affricates and nasals are permitted in coda position. | ||
4) Consonant | 4) Consonant clusters may not have more than two segments. | ||
5) Consonant clusters may only occur across syllable boundaries. | |||
7) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below: | 6) Geminate consonants clusters may not precede a coda consonant or a long vowel. | ||
7) Single stops may not precede a coda consonant if they follow a nasal. | |||
8) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below: | |||
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b) √ within a cell indicates a potential cluster exists. A blank cell indicates that it does not. | b) √ within a cell indicates a potential cluster exists. A blank cell indicates that it does not. | ||
9) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel. | |||
10) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel. | |||
11) /i, eɪ/ may not follow palatalised consonants. | |||
12) /u, oʊ/ may not follow labialised consonants. | |||
13) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllable. | |||
14) Vowel clusters do not occur. | |||
15) Canonical morpheme syllable 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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d) Particles: (C)V(C) or (C)V(C)CV(C) | d) Particles: (C)V(C) or (C)V(C)CV(C) | ||
16) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as the copula 'kwe' or the negative verb 'wa'. | |||
17) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel. | |||
18) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables. | |||
===Morphophonemics=== | ===Morphophonemics=== | ||