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2) Permitted syllable coda consonants are /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l/.

3) ~~Stops may not occur in the onset of a non-morpheme-initial closed syllable if that stop follows a short vowel, nasal or~~ /l/.

3) /ʔ/ only occurs between vowels.

4) Stops may not occur in the onset of a non-morpheme-initial syllable ~~which contains a long vowel~~ if that stop follows a short vowel, nasal or /l/.

4) Stops may not occur in the onset of a non-morpheme-initial closed syllable if that stop follows a short vowel, nasal or /l/.

5) ~~Consonant clusters~~ may not ~~have more than two segments~~.

5) Stops may not occur in the onset of a non-morpheme-initial syllable which contains a long vowel if that stop follows a short vowel, nasal or /l/.

6) Consonant clusters ~~only occur at syllable boundaries within the word~~.

6) Consonant clusters may not have more than two segments.

7) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below:

7) Consonant clusters only occur at syllable boundaries within the word.

8) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below:

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

8) Consonant clusters are coda consonant + onset consonant in terms of syllabification.

9) Consonant clusters are coda consonant + onset consonant in terms of syllabification.

9) The consonant clusters /ph, th, kh/ are an exception to the preceding rule and both segments are considered to be entirely within the syllable onset.

10) The consonant clusters /ph, th, kh/ are an exception to the preceding rule and both segments are considered to be entirely within the syllable onset.

10) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.

11) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.

11) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.

12) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.

12) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.

13) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.

13) /oʊ, aʊ/ may not precede /w, ʍ/.

14) /oʊ, aʊ/ may not precede /w, ʍ/.

14) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.

15) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.

15) Vowel clusters do not occur.

16) Vowel clusters do not occur.

16) Canonical morpheme syllabification templates:

17) Canonical morpheme syllabification templates:

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

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c) Particles: (C)V(C) or (C)V(C)CV(C)

17) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as na 'to exist'.

18) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as na 'to exist'.

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

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

19) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.

20) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.

===Morphophonemics===

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 ) Permitted syllable coda consonants are /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l/.
-) Stops may not occur in the onset of a non-morpheme-initial closed syllable if that stop follows a short vowel, nasal or /l/.
+) /ʔ/ only occurs between vowels.
-) Stops may not occur in the onset of a non-morpheme-initial syllable which contains a long vowel if that stop follows a short vowel, nasal or /l/.
+) Stops may not occur in the onset of a non-morpheme-initial closed syllable if that stop follows a short vowel, nasal or /l/.
-) Consonant clusters may not have more than two segments.
+) Stops may not occur in the onset of a non-morpheme-initial syllable which contains a long vowel if that stop follows a short vowel, nasal or /l/.
-) Consonant clusters only occur at syllable boundaries within the word.
+) Consonant clusters may not have more than two segments.
-) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below:
+) Consonant clusters only occur at syllable boundaries within the word.
+) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below:
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 c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted.
 ) Consonant clusters are coda consonant + onset consonant in terms of syllabification.
 ) The consonant clusters /ph, th, kh/ are an exception to the preceding rule and both segments are considered to be entirely within the syllable onset.
 ) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.
 ) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.
 ) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.
 ) /oʊ, aʊ/ may not precede /w, ʍ/.
 ) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.
 ) Vowel clusters do not occur.
 ) Canonical morpheme syllabification templates:
 a) Roots: -(C)V(C)- or -(C)V(C)CV(C)-
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 c) Particles: (C)V(C) or (C)V(C)CV(C)
 ) Monosyllabic roots are rare and mainly comprise pronouns and certain verbs such as na 'to exist'.
 ) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel.
 ) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.
 ===Morphophonemics===