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* All consonants can occur as an onset. | * All consonants can occur as an onset. | ||
* If an obstruent occurs adjacent to another obstruent then both must be either voiced or unvoiced, unless it crosses syllables. | * If an obstruent occurs adjacent to another obstruent then both must be either voiced or unvoiced, unless it crosses syllables. | ||
* In a syllable with a nucleus length longer than one mora that is also closed, the coda is silent. | * In a syllable with a nucleus length longer than one mora that is also closed, the coda is silent, unless it is the last syllable of the word. | ||
* If a plosive appears as the final phoneme of a word, it is always aspirated. | * If a plosive appears as the final phoneme of a word, it is always aspirated. | ||
* When a nasal is directly proceeded by a palatal, velar, uvular or glottal fricative it becomes silent. In some dialects it is nasalized, but nasalized vowels are considered as a sign of poverty and bad living, and as such are frowned upon by the middle and upper class. | * When a nasal is directly proceeded by a palatal, velar, uvular or glottal fricative it becomes silent. In some dialects it is nasalized, but nasalized vowels are considered as a sign of poverty and bad living, and as such are frowned upon by the middle and upper class. | ||