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The word-final consonants ''s, sh, ng'' and ''z'' are not permitted to occur before another consonant, so undergo changes in compounds or when consonant-initial endings are added: | The word-final consonants ''s, sh, ng, y'' and ''z'' are not permitted to occur before another consonant, so undergo changes in compounds or when consonant-initial endings are added: | ||
* ''-s'' is lost, the preceding vowel is doubled and a following voiced plosive or ''j'' is devoiced: | * ''-s'' is lost, the preceding vowel is doubled and a following voiced plosive or ''j'' is devoiced: | ||
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:: ''buaz'' 'sun' + ''xu'' 'fire' = ''buasu'' 'heat of the sun' | :: ''buaz'' 'sun' + ''xu'' 'fire' = ''buasu'' 'heat of the sun' | ||
:: ''fuz'' 'tree' + ''HUZ'' 'lack' = ''fuzuz'' 'treeless' | :: ''fuz'' 'tree' + ''HUZ'' 'lack' = ''fuzuz'' 'treeless' | ||
Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings. | Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings. | ||