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* If optional S precedes a C coda, C must be an obstruent. | * If optional S precedes a C coda, C must be an obstruent. | ||
* All vowels must be separated by a C. | * All vowels must be separated by a C. | ||
* x cannot occur word-initially. | |||
* dl and tl do not occur. | |||
* Word-initial onsets can be: | |||
** A single consonant: p, t, k, b, d, g, tc, dj, f, s, c, h, v, z, j, m, n, l, r, w, y (not x). | |||
** An obstruent followed by a non-nasal sonorant: | |||
*** An obstruent followed by l: pl, kl, bl, gl, fl, sl, cl, vl, zl, jl (not tl, dl, hl) | |||
*** An obstruent followed by r: pr, tr, kr, br, dr, gr, fr, vr (not sr, cr, zr, jr, hr) | |||
*** An obstruent followed by w: tw, kw, dw, gw, sw, hw, vw, zw (not pw, bw, fw, cw, jw) | |||
*** An obstruent followed by y: py, ky, by, gy, fy, hy, vy (not ty, dy, sy, cy, zy, jy) | |||
** An unvoiced stop preceded by s: sp, st, sk | |||
==Contrast and Comparison with Esperanto== | ==Contrast and Comparison with Esperanto== |