Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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10) Permitted two-segment syllable boundary clusters are as follows: | 10) Permitted two-segment syllable boundary clusters are as follows: | ||
a) /t, k/ + /t, k/ | a) /t, k/ + /t, k, h/ | ||
b) /b/ + /d, h/ | b) /b/ + /d, h/ | ||
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12) Note that the onset cluster /hl/ is a reflex of earlier /*pl, *ɡl, *sl/ and may only occur in word-initial position or after a nasal coda to form a three-segment boundary cluster. In all other contexts it has merged with /ll/. | 12) Note that the onset cluster /hl/ is a reflex of earlier /*pl, *ɡl, *sl/ and may only occur in word-initial position or after a nasal coda to form a three-segment boundary cluster. In all other contexts it has merged with /ll/. | ||
13) / | 13) The boundary clusters /th, kh/ only occur at morpheme boundaries. | ||
14) / | 14) /j/ may not follow a long front vowel. | ||
15) / | 15) /w/ may not follow a long back vowel. | ||
16) / | 16) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/. | ||
17) | 17) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/. | ||
18) | 18) A lonɡ vowel may not occur in a closed syllable. | ||
19) Canonical morpheme syllable templates: | 19) Vowel clusters do not occur. | ||
20) Canonical morpheme syllable templates: | |||
a) Roots: -(C)(C)V(C)- or -(C)(C)V(C)C(C)V(C)- | a) Roots: -(C)(C)V(C)- or -(C)(C)V(C)C(C)V(C)- | ||