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While any single consonant may appear in onset, syllables do not ''require'' there to be any in that position. However instances of VV are not allowed, therefore syllables may consist of a single vowel only at the beginning of a word. | While any single consonant may appear in onset, syllables do not ''require'' there to be any in that position. However instances of VV are not allowed, therefore syllables may consist of a single vowel only at the beginning of a word. | ||
===== Coda ===== | ===== Coda ===== | ||
Consonants may begin a syllable, but all syllables must be open. Therefore, with the exceptions of geminate nasals and fricatives, consonant clusters are not permissible even across syllable boundaries. | |||
===== Epenthesis ===== | ===== Epenthesis ===== | ||
Syllables do not ''require'' consonants in their onset, however instances of VV are not allowed, therefore syllables may consist of a single vowel only at the beginning of a word. In instances where a word ending with a vowel is followed by a word beginning with a vowel, an epenthetic /ŋ/ is inserted into the onset of the second word. | Syllables do not ''require'' consonants in their onset, however instances of VV are not allowed, therefore syllables may consist of a single vowel only at the beginning of a word. In instances where a word ending with a vowel is followed by a word beginning with a vowel, an epenthetic /ŋ/ is inserted into the onset of the second word. | ||