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2) If a three-segment consonant cluster results from suffixation then the first consonant of that cluster is deleted.
2) If a three-segment consonant cluster results from suffixation then the first consonant of that cluster is deleted.


3) If a vowel cluster results from suffixation then refer to the table below:
3) If a vowel cluster results from suffixation then an epenthetic /ʔ/ is inserted between the vowels.
 
{|class="wikitable"
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|I||U||E||A||Ī||Ū||Ē||Ā||
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|ī||ī||ī||ē||ije||uvi||eje||avi||I
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|ū||ū||ū||ā||iju||uva||eju||ava||U
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|ē||ē||ē||ē||ije||uve||eje||ave||E
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|ā||ā||ā||ā||ija||uva||eja||ava||A
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|ī||ī||ī||ē||ijē||uvī||eje||avī||Ī
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|ū||ū||ū||ā||ijū||uvā||ejū||avā||Ū
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|ē||ē||ē||ē||ijē||uvē||ejē||avē||Ē
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|ā||ā||ā||ā||ijā||uvā||ejā||avā||Ā
|}
 
NOTES:
 
a) Latin script used for clarity.
 
b) First vowel of vowel cluster runs across top of table, second vowel of vowel cluster runs down right of table.
 
c) Long vowels resulting from sandhi only occur if permitted phonotactically.  


4) If a long vowel occurs in a closed syllable due to suffixation then that long vowel is reduced to its corresponding short vowel.
4) If a long vowel occurs in a closed syllable due to suffixation then that long vowel is reduced to its corresponding short vowel.