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===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
*/h/ cannot follow another consonant. | */h/ cannot follow another consonant or occur intervocalically. | ||
*/s/ can only occur word-finally. | */s/ can only occur word-finally. | ||
*Words cannot end with /g/ or any consonant cluster. | *Words cannot end with /g/ or any consonant cluster. | ||
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**Also: /ngw/, /hk/, /hw/, /hj/ | **Also: /ngw/, /hk/, /hw/, /hj/ | ||
*Like short vowels may contract (including with like short vowels which are part of a diphthong), e.g. ''raiwai''+''itta''+''aichī'' (‘those six men’) > ''raiwai’tt’aichī''. Determiners, adjectives, pronouns, and adverbs are the most likely to lose vowels to contraction, while nouns and verbs do not usually experience any elision. | *Like short vowels may contract (including with like short vowels which are part of a diphthong), e.g. ''raiwai''+''itta''+''aichī'' (‘those six men’) > ''raiwai’tt’aichī''. Determiners, adjectives, pronouns, and adverbs are the most likely to lose vowels to contraction, while nouns and verbs do not usually experience any elision. | ||
====List of Valid Onsets==== | |||
Onsets are not required. The following onsets may occur (including clusters): b–, br–, br–, ch–, d–, dr–, g–, gl–, gr–, h–, j–, k–, kh–, kl–, kr–, l–, m–, n–, p–, pl–, pr–, r–, t–, tr–, w–, y– | |||
====List of Valid Nuclei==== | |||
Any vowel may act as a nucleus. | |||
====List of Valid (Intersyllabic) Consonant Clusters, Including Geminates==== | |||
An intersyllabic consonant is required, though it need not be a cluster. Any single consonant may occur between syllables except for ‹h› and ‹s›. The following intersyllabic consonant clusters may occur: | |||
–bb–, –bl–, –br–, –bw–, –dd–, –dl–, –dr–, –dw–, –gl–, –gr–, –gw–, –hk–, –hw–, –hy–, –kk–, –kl–, –kr–, –kw–, –ll–, –mm–, –mp–, –nch–, –ngw–, –nj–, –nk–, –nn–, –ny–, –pl–, –pp–, –pr–, –pw–, –rr–, –tl–, | |||
–tr–, –tt–, –tw– | |||
====List of Valid Codas==== | |||
A coda is not required. No clusters may occur as a coda, but any single consonant may appear as a coda except for ‹g›: –b, –ch, –d, –dj, –h, –k, –l, –m, –n, –p, –r, –s, –t | |||
===Stress=== | ===Stress=== | ||