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==Morphophonology==
==Morphophonology==


Each of the eleven consonants is associated with a consonant and vice versa. Nearly all lemmata are composed of three of the resulting syllables. For example '''''jotaale''''' is allowable as a lemma whereas '''''jitaale''''' is not because ''ji'' is not a lemma syllable since /ʒ/ associates with /o/.
Each of the eleven consonants is associated with a consonant and vice versa. These pairs are relevant for alternations such as the noun '''k_j_m_''' ('the dog') which alternates with the verb '''_uu_o_i''' ('be a dog').


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The remaining vowels, the six opening diphthongs, are only found in prefixes which may begin with any consonant.
Nearly all lemmata are composed of three of the resulting syllables. For example '''''jotaale''''' is allowable as a lemma whereas '''''jitaale''''' is not because ''ji'' is not a lemma syllable since /ʒ/ associates with /o/.
 
The remaining vowels, the diphthongs beginning with /u/ and /i/, are only found in prefixes and clitics which may begin with any consonant.
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