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1) The syllable template is (C)CV(C).
1) The syllable template is (C)V(C).


2) Permitted coda consonants are:
2) Permitted coda consonants are:


/p, t, k, ʍ, ɬ, x, m, n, ɹ, l/
/p, t, k, m, n, l, ɹ/


3) Consonant clusters may not occur at the end of morphemes.
3) Consonant clusters may only occur at syllable boundaries.


4) Permitted syllable onset clusters are:
4) Permitted syllable boundary consonant clusters are:
 
a) /t, k/ + /ɹ, l, w, j/
 
b) /d, ɡ/ + /ɹ, l, w, j/
 
6) Permitted syllable boundary consonant clusters are:


a) /m, n/ + /p, t, k/
a) /m, n/ + /p, t, k/
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b) /m, n/ + /b, d, ɡ/
b) /m, n/ + /b, d, ɡ/


c) /m, n/ + /tɹ, tl, kɹ, kl/
c) /ɹ, l/ + /p, t, k/
 
d) /m, n/ + /tw, tj, kw, kj/
 
e) /m, n/ + /dɹ, dl, ɡɹ, ɡl/
 
f) /m, n/ + /dw, dj, ɡw, ɡj/
 
ɡ) /ɹ, l/ + /p, t, k/


h) /ɹ, l/ + /b, d, ɡ/
d) /ɹ, l/ + /b, d, ɡ/


i) /ɹ, l/ + /w, j/
e) /ɹ, l/ + /w, j/


7) There are no diphthonɡs or vowel sequences.
5) There are no diphthonɡs or vowel sequences.


8) Hiɡh vowels may not occur before a liquid coda or after an onset of /w, j/.
6) Hiɡh vowels may not occur before a liquid coda or after an onset of /w, j/.


9) All morphemes must consist of well-formed syllables.
7) All morphemes must consist of well-formed syllables.


10) Nominal and verbal roots must be at least two syllables lonɡ.
8) Nominal and verbal roots must be at least two syllables lonɡ.


11) Suffixes may break the well-formedness syllable constraint and beɡin with a permitted syllable boundary consonant cluster.
9) Suffixes may break the well-formedness syllable constraint and beɡin with a permitted syllable boundary consonant cluster.


===Morphophonology===
===Morphophonology===