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11) Vowel clusters do not occur. | 11) Vowel clusters do not occur. | ||
12) Canonical | 12) Canonical syllabification templates for native roots: | ||
C₁VC₁VC₂ | |||
C₁VC₂C₁V | |||
VC₂C₁VC₂ | |||
C₃VC₁V | |||
C₁VC₃V | |||
C₁V̄C₄V | |||
C₁VC₁V̄ | |||
V̄C₄VC₂ | |||
V̄C₄V̄ | |||
Notes: | |||
a) C₁ = any one of /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l, ɹ̠, j, w, h/ | |||
b) C₂ = any one of /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l, ɹ̠/ | |||
c) C₃ = any one of /tɬ, tʃ, kxʲ, kxʷ, f, s, x, v, z, ɣ, ŋʲ, ŋʷ, ɬ, ʃ, xʲ, xʷ/ | |||
d) C₄ = any one of /f, s, x, v, z, ɣ, ɬ, ʃ/ | |||
e) V = any short vowel | |||
f) V̄ = any long vowel | |||
13) Monosyllabic roots are uncommon and mainly comprise pronouns and certain common nouns and verbs. | 13) Monosyllabic roots are uncommon and mainly comprise pronouns and certain common nouns and verbs. | ||
14) | 14) Roots with more than two syllables are foreign loans and their syllabic templates generally become nativised over time. | ||
15) | 15) Monosyllabic suffixes may have a word-final allomorph consisting of a single coda consonant which is employed after a short vowel. | ||
===Morphophonemics=== | ===Morphophonemics=== |
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