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| ===Phonotactics=== | | ===Phonotactics=== |
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| Below are the phonotactic constraints for Rjali
| | Basic Syllable structure is (C)V(V) |
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| Characters between parenthesis are optional
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| In no situation does /j/ follow a /w/
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| ====Initial Syllables====
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| (C)(j)V
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| Where C stands for single consonants and clusters
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| V stands for any vowel
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| Initial consonants allowed: /p t k b d g ɾ s w/
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| Initial clusters allowed: /sp st sk bɾ dɾ gɾ/
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| ====Medial Syllables====
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| C(j)V
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| Where C stands for single consonants and clusters
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| V stands for any vowel
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| Medial consonants allowed: /m n ŋ p t k b d g ɸ s x ʃ ʒ ɾ w/
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| Medial clusters allowed:
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| * Any stop followed by /ɾ/
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| * /s/ followed by any consonant except itself. /st sn sɸ/
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| * /ɾ/ followed by any consonant except itself. /ɾm ɾk ɾʃ/
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| * /m n ŋ/ followed by an equally articulated or more frontal non-nasal, non-flapped consonant. /mp ŋs nd/
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| ====Final Syllables====
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| C<sub>1</sub>(j)V(C<sub>2</sub>)
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| Where C stands for single consonants and clusters
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| V stands for any vowel | |
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| Final consonants allowed: /m n ŋ s x ɸ ʃ ɾ/
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| Final consonant clusters allowed: /ɾb ɾd ɾg/
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| ====Single Syllable====
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| (C<sub>1</sub>)(j)V(C<sub>2</sub>) | |
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| Where C<sub>1</sub> stands for initial consonants and clusters
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| C<sub>2</sub> stands for final consonants and clusters
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| V stands for any vowel
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| ===Sample words=== | | ===Sample words=== |