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*A word may only end in one of the vowels /a e i o/. | *A word may only end in one of the vowels /a e i o/. | ||
*/k/ before /i/ and /e/ is spelled ''qu'' and may be pronounced [kʷ], [cᶣ] or even [tᶣ]. | */k/ before /i/ and /e/ is spelled ''qu'' and may be pronounced [kʷ], [cᶣ] or even [tᶣ]. | ||
*Geminate /tɕ/ is pronounced [ | *Geminate /tɕ/ is pronounced [t:s] and spelled ''zz''. | ||
*The only allowed geminates are ''tt, ṭṭ, ll, rr, zz, yy'' /t:, ʈ:, ɭ:, r:, t:s, ç:/. | *The only allowed geminates are ''tt, ṭṭ, ll, rr, zz, yy'' /t:, ʈ:, ɭ:, r:, t:s, ç:/. | ||
*Initial clusters are uncommon. Allowed initial clusters: /br, dr/ (pronounced [βɾ, ðr]) | *Initial clusters are uncommon. Allowed initial clusters: /br, dr/ (pronounced [βɾ, ðr]) | ||