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*Syllable structure is (C)V(C) | *Syllable structure is (C)V(C) | ||
*Vowels cannot occur in hiatus. Epithetic consonants such as ''w'' and ''y'' are inserted. | *Vowels cannot occur in hiatus. Epithetic consonants such as ''w'' and ''y'' are inserted. | ||
*When a cluster of three consonants would occur, the epithetic vowel ''-i-'' is inserted. Alternatively, the consonant cluster can be separated | *When a cluster of three consonants would occur, the epithetic vowel ''-i-'' is inserted. Alternatively, the consonant cluster can be separated with an "echo" vowel, sometimes with metathesis. | ||
:e.g. ''hurda'' "he sleeps", ''hurd<b>i</b>ta / hu<b>rud</b>da'' "she sleeps" | :e.g. ''hurda'' "he sleeps", ''hurd<b>i</b>ta / hu<b>rud</b>da'' "she sleeps" | ||