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3) /ʔ/ is only permitted in root-initial and particle-initial position.
3) /ʔ/ is only permitted in root-initial and particle-initial position.


4) Permitted syllable coda consonants are /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l, ɹ̠/.
4) Permitted word-medial syllable coda consonants are:


5) Consonant clusters may not have more than two segments.
/p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l, ɹ̠/.


6) Consonant clusters may only occur across syllable boundaries.
5) Permitted root-final syllable consonant codas are:


7) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below:
/p, t, k, f, s, x, v, z, ɣ, m, n, ŋ, l, ɹ̠, ɬ, ʃ/
 
6) Consonant clusters may not have more than two segments.
 
7) Consonant clusters may only occur across syllable boundaries.
 
8) Permitted consonant clusters as per the table below:


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c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted.
c) √ in a cell means the indicated consonant cluster is permitted.


8) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.
9) /i, eɪ/ may not follow /j/.


9) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.
10) /u, oʊ/ may not follow /w/.


10) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.
11) /eɪ, aɪ/ may not precede /j/.


11) /oʊ, ɑʊ/ may not precede /w/.
12) /oʊ, ɑʊ/ may not precede /w/.


12) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.
13) Long vowels may not occur in closed syllables.


13) Vowel clusters do not occur.
14) Vowel clusters do not occur.


14) Canonical morpheme syllabification templates:
15) Canonical morpheme syllabification templates:


a) Roots: CV(C)- or CV(C)CV(C)-
a) Roots: CV(C)- or CV(C)CV(C)-
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c) Particles: CV(C) or CV(C)CV(C)
c) Particles: CV(C) or CV(C)CV(C)


15) Monosyllabic roots are uncommon and mainly comprise pronouns and certain common nouns and verbs.
16) Monosyllabic roots are uncommon and mainly comprise pronouns and certain common nouns and verbs.


16) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel.
17) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel.


17) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.
18) Roots originating through foreign borrowings may exceed two syllables.


===Morphophonemics===
===Morphophonemics===
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