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Syllable structure is (C)V(C).

The consonants '' ', b, x, kh, d, r, s, sh, c, g, f, q, l, n,'' and ''h'' occur syllable-finally in native words. The consonants ''p, ch, t, th, gh, m,'' and ''ny'' cannot occur syllable-finally (except before ''b'', where ''m'' occurs instead of ''n''). ~~They~~ undergo the following neutralizations:

The consonants '' ', b, x, kh, d, r, s, sh, c, g, f, q, l, n,'' and ''h'' occur syllable-finally in native words. The consonants ''p, ch, t, th, gh, m'' and ''ny'' cannot occur syllable-finally (except before ''b'', where ''m'' occurs instead of ''n''). The undergo the following neutralizations:

p --> b

~~ch --> sh (does not occur in native words)~~

t, th --> d

m, ny --> n (m before b)

~~''J'' and ''dh'' do not occur word finally in native words, but they might in loan-words. For example, ''xaj'' "Hajj", ''kaadh'' "card" (more commonly ''kaar'').~~

The consonants ''p'', ''th'', ''gh'', and ''ch'' do not occur word-initially in native words. They come from intervocalic ''-b-'', ''-d/t-'', ''-g/k-'', and ''-lt-'' respectively (the modern intervocalic ''b'', ''d/t'', and ''g/k'' come from geminated consonants).

''J'', ''dh'', and ''m'' may occur in coda in a few loanwords (although they are usually replaced with ''sh'', ''r'', and ''n'' respectively). For example, ''xaj'' "Hajj", ''kaadh'' "card" (more commonly ''kaar'').

The consonants ''p'', ''th'', ''gh'', and ''ch'' do not occur word-initially in native words. They come from intervocalic ''-b-'', ''-d/t-'', ''-g/k-'', and ''-lt-'' respectively (the modern intervocalic ''b'', ''d/t'', and ''g/k'' come from geminated consonants). When word-initial in loanwords, ''p'' and ''gh'' are pronounced /p/ and /ʁ/ (instead of regular /β/ and /ɣ/).

===Morphophonology===

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 Syllable structure is (C)V(C).
-The consonants '' ', b, x, kh, d, r, s, sh, c, g, f, q, l, n,'' and ''h'' occur syllable-finally in native words. The consonants ''p, ch, t, th, gh, m,'' and ''ny'' cannot occur syllable-finally (except before ''b'', where ''m'' occurs instead of ''n''). They undergo the following neutralizations:
+The consonants '' ', b, x, kh, d, r, s, sh, c, g, f, q, l, n,'' and ''h'' occur syllable-finally in native words. The consonants ''p, ch, t, th, gh, m'' and ''ny'' cannot occur syllable-finally (except before ''b'', where ''m'' occurs instead of ''n''). The undergo the following neutralizations:
 p --> b
-ch --> sh (does not occur in native words)
 t, th --> d
 m, ny --> n (m before b)
-''J'' and ''dh'' do not occur word finally in native words, but they might in loan-words. For example, ''xaj'' "Hajj", ''kaadh'' "card" (more commonly ''kaar'').
-The consonants ''p'', ''th'', ''gh'', and ''ch'' do not occur word-initially in native words. They come from intervocalic ''-b-'', ''-d/t-'', ''-g/k-'', and ''-lt-'' respectively (the modern intervocalic ''b'', ''d/t'', and ''g/k'' come from geminated consonants).
+''J'', ''dh'', and ''m'' may occur in coda in a few loanwords (although they are usually replaced with ''sh'', ''r'', and ''n'' respectively). For example, ''xaj'' "Hajj", ''kaadh'' "card" (more commonly ''kaar'').
+The consonants ''p'', ''th'', ''gh'', and ''ch'' do not occur word-initially in native words. They come from intervocalic ''-b-'', ''-d/t-'', ''-g/k-'', and ''-lt-'' respectively (the modern intervocalic ''b'', ''d/t'', and ''g/k'' come from geminated consonants). When word-initial in loanwords, ''p'' and ''gh'' are pronounced /p/ and /ʁ/ (instead of regular /β/ and /ɣ/).
 ===Morphophonology===