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Some "possible" syllables should be disallowed bc of historical sound change, like unasp stop initial + nasal coda + 2nd tone syllables in Mandarin
Some "possible" syllables should be disallowed bc of historical sound change, like unasp stop initial + nasal coda + 2nd tone syllables in Mandarin


After the tone split, Cuam had ultrashort syllables
After the tone split, Cuam had long, short and ultrashort vowels.


Mutations come from preceding ultrashort syllables that are lost; this has to come after the tone split to not have mutations depend on tone, perhaps around 1600 CE
Mutations come from preceding ultrashort syllables that are lost; this has to come after the tone split to not have mutations depend on tone, perhaps around 1600 CE