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===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
The maximal syllable structure is CCCVCC, where V is any vowel or diphthong, the third consonant in the complex onset must be /j/, and the second consonant in the complex coda must be an obstruent. /ħ/ and /h/ are disallowed to occur in coda. Up to CCCC medial clusters are permitted, where the fourth consonant must be /j/. Vowel hiatus is prohibited, as in Balto-Slavic and Semitic languages.
The maximal syllable structure is CCjVCC, where V is any vowel or diphthong, and the second consonant in the complex coda must be an obstruent. /ħ/ and /h/ are disallowed to occur in coda. Up to CCCj medial clusters are permitted. Vowel hiatus is prohibited, as in Balto-Slavic and Semitic languages.


==Orthography==
==Orthography==