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===Allophony=== | |||
1) /n/ is realised as [ŋ] in coda position before a non-coronal onset. | |||
2) The consonant clusters /th, kh, bh, dh, m, n/ are realised as [θ̠, x, v, ð̠, ʍ, ɬ]. | |||
===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||
1) Hesperian words bear primary stress on the first syllable. | |||
2) Hesperian words bear secondary stress on every odd-numbered syllable followinɡ the first syllable. | |||
3) Rhythm type is trochaic. | |||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
1) The syllable template is (C)(C)V(C). | |||
2) Permitted syllable codas are: | |||
/t, k, b, d, m, n, l/ | |||
3) Consonant clusters may not occur at the end of a syllable. | |||
4) Consonant clusters may not have more than two consonants. | |||
5) Permitted syllable onset clusters: | |||
a) /t, k, b, d/ + /l, w, j, h/ | |||
b) /m, n/ + /w, j, h/ | |||
c) /l/ + /w, j/ | |||
6) Permitted syllable boundary clusters: | |||
a) /m, n, l/ + /t, k, b, d/ | |||
b) /m, n/ + /l/ | |||
c) /l/ + /m, n/ | |||
7) Diphthonɡs and vowel sequences do not occur. | |||
8) Hiɡh vowels may not follow an onset of /w, j/ | |||
===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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