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*All syllables must have a nucleus, but onsets and codas are not required. Syllables in the same word must have either a coda or an onset dividing them (i.e. two syllable nuclei must be separated by at least one consonant.) | *All syllables must have a nucleus, but onsets and codas are not required. Syllables in the same word must have either a coda or an onset dividing them (i.e. two syllable nuclei must be separated by at least one consonant.) | ||
*Word onsets may consist of a single consonant, or a stop consonant followed by a liquid. | *Word onsets may consist of a single consonant, or a stop consonant followed by a liquid. | ||
**p, t, k, b, d, g, q, j, c, m, n, v, l, z, r, s, | **p, t, k, b, d, g, q, j, c, m, n, v, l, z, r, s, f, h | ||
**pr, tr, kr, br, dr, gr, pl, tl, kl, bl, dl, gl, pz, tz, kz, bz, dz, gz | **pr, tr, kr, br, dr, gr, pl, tl, kl, bl, dl, gl, pz, tz, kz, bz, dz, gz | ||
*Word codas may consist only of a single consonant; voiced stops, ‹j›, and ‹h› are not permitted as codas. | *Word codas may consist only of a single consonant; voiced stops, ‹j›, and ‹h› are not permitted as codas. | ||
**p, t, k, q, c, m, n, v, l, z, r, s, | **p, t, k, q, c, m, n, v, l, z, r, s, f | ||
*Intersyllabic consonant clusters may be: | *Intersyllabic consonant clusters may be: | ||
**C (any single consonant) | **C (any single consonant) | ||
***p, t, k, b, d, g, q, j, c, m, n, v, l, z, r, s, | ***p, t, k, b, d, g, q, j, c, m, n, v, l, z, r, s, f, h | ||
**C[-cnt]C[+liq] (any stop + liquid) | **C[-cnt]C[+liq] (any stop + liquid) | ||
***pr, pl, pz, tr, tl, tz, kr, kl, kz, br, bl, bz, dr, dl, dz, gr, gl, gz | ***pr, pl, pz, tr, tl, tz, kr, kl, kz, br, bl, bz, dr, dl, dz, gr, gl, gz | ||
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***nq, nj, nc | ***nq, nj, nc | ||
**C[+obs+cnt]C[-cnt-vox] (any fricative + any unvoiced stop) | **C[+obs+cnt]C[-cnt-vox] (any fricative + any unvoiced stop) | ||
***sp, st, sk, | ***sp, st, sk, fp, ft, fk, hp, ht, hk | ||
====Liquid Harmony==== | ====Liquid Harmony==== | ||
*(Still working this out...) | *(Still working this out...) | ||