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==Morphophonology== | ==Morphophonology== | ||
Each of the eleven consonants is associated with a consonant and vice versa. | Each of the eleven consonants is associated with a consonant and vice versa. These pairs are relevant for alternations such as the noun '''k_j_m_''' ('the dog') which alternates with the verb '''_uu_o_i''' ('be a dog'). | ||
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The remaining vowels, the | Nearly all lemmata are composed of three of the resulting syllables. For example '''''jotaale''''' is allowable as a lemma whereas '''''jitaale''''' is not because ''ji'' is not a lemma syllable since /ʒ/ associates with /o/. | ||
The remaining vowels, the diphthongs beginning with /u/ and /i/, are only found in prefixes and clitics which may begin with any consonant. | |||