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*** An obstruent followed by y: py, ky, by, gy, fy, hy, vy (not ty, dy, sy, cy, zy, jy) | *** 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 | ** An unvoiced stop preceded by s: sp, st, sk | ||
* Word-final codas are much more limited, and consonantal codas occur only on inflected nouns and adjectives, finite verbs, and some function words. Codas 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, x, y | |||
** A stop consonant, affricate, or coronal sibilant preceded by a nasal: mp, nt, xk, mb, nd, xg, ntc, ndj, ns, nz | |||
** An unvoiced stop preceded by s: sp, st, sk | |||
* Medial (intervocalic) consonant clusters can be: | |||
** Any consonant or cluster permitted as an onset. | |||
** Any consonant or cluster permitted as a coda. | |||
** An obstruent preceded by l: lp, lt, lk, lb, ld, lg, ltc, ldj, lf, ls, lc, lh, lv, lz, lj | |||
** An obstruent preceded by r: rp, rt, rk, rb, rd, rg, rtc, rdj, rf, rs, rc, rh, rv, rz, rj | |||
===Stress=== | |||
Stress is patterned after Esperanto and falls on the penultimate syllable, no matter how awkward that may be. | |||
==Contrast and Comparison with Esperanto== | ==Contrast and Comparison with Esperanto== |