Avalonian: Difference between revisions

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c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted.
c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted.


8) /i, / may not follow /j/.
8) /u, / may not follow /w/.


9) /u, / may not follow /w/.
9) /i, / may not follow /j/.


10) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.
10) /oʊ, aʊ/ may not precede /w/.


11) Vowel clusters do not occur.
11) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.


12) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:
12) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.
 
13) Vowel clusters do not occur.
 
14) Canonical morpheme syllable templates:


a) Roots: -(C)(C)V(C)- or -(C)V(C)CV(C)-
a) Roots: -(C)(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)


13) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as the copula 'kwe' or the negative verb 'wa'.
15) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as the copula 'kwe' or the negative verb 'wa'.


14) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel.
16) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel.


15) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.
17) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.


===Morphophonemics===
===Morphophonemics===