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Most prefixes and suffixes harmonize with the nearest vowel in the word they are attached to. Vowels within a word do not necessarily have to agree in frontness/backness, but they most often do. | Most prefixes and suffixes harmonize with the nearest vowel in the word they are attached to. Vowels within a word do not necessarily have to agree in frontness/backness, but they most often do. | ||
Some consonants only occur in certain environments. In native words, velar and post-velar consonants only occur adjacent to back vowels, and palatal consonants (other than ''j'') only occur adjacent to front vowels. | Some consonants only occur in certain environments. In native words, velar and post-velar consonants only occur adjacent to back vowels, and palatal consonants (other than ''j'') only occur adjacent to front vowels. There are some exceptions, such as the ergative suffix ''-əq/-uq/-iq/-yq''. This rule does not apply to loanwords. | ||
===Historical phonology=== | ===Historical phonology=== | ||