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 ) The syllable template is CV(C). According to the World Atlas of Language Structures, this is a moderately complex syllable structure.
-) /p’, t’, k’/ are only permitted in root-initial position.
+) Permitted word-medial syllable coda consonants are:
-) /ʔ/ is only permitted in root-initial and particle-initial position.
-) Permitted word-medial syllable coda consonants are:
 /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l, ɹ̠/.
 ) Permitted root-final syllable consonant codas are:
 /p, t, k, f, s, x, v, z, ɣ, m, n, ŋ, l, ɹ̠, ɬ, ʃ/
 ) Consonant clusters may not have more than two segments.
 ) Consonant clusters may only occur across syllable boundaries.
 ) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below:
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 c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted.
 ) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.
 ) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.
 ) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.
 ) /oʊ, ɑʊ/ may not precede /w/.
 ) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.
 ) Vowel clusters do not occur.
 ) Canonical morpheme syllabification templates:
 a) Roots: CV(C)- or CV(C)CV(C)-
-b) Suffixes: -(C)(C)V(C) or -(C)V(C)CV(C)
+b) Suffixes: -(C)V(C) or -(C)V(C)CV(C)
 c) Particles: CV(C) or CV(C)CV(C)
 ) Monosyllabic roots are uncommon and mainly comprise pronouns and certain common nouns and verbs.
 ) 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===