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The glottal stop is not written word-initially. | The glottal stop is not written word-initially. | ||
Only the following finals are permitted: /m n ɲ ŋ p t c k ʔ w s ʕ h j l/ | Only the following finals are permitted: /m n ɲ ŋ p t c k ʔ w s ʕ h j l/. All plosive finals are unreleased. | ||
Vowels and diphthongs are by default long. After a short vowel some final consonants are orthographically doubled as follows: mm /m/ nn /n/ pp /p/ tt /t/ tz /c/ ck /k/ ss /s/ rr /ʕ/ ch /h/ [x] ll /l/. In cases where a consonant cannot be geminated that way then an '''h''' is added after a vowel to make it a long vowel (if a short-long distinction exists for that vowel). | Vowels and diphthongs are by default long. After a short vowel some final consonants are orthographically doubled as follows: mm /m/ nn /n/ pp /p/ tt /t/ tz /c/ ck /k/ ss /s/ rr /ʕ/ ch /h/ [x] ll /l/. In cases where a consonant cannot be geminated that way then an '''h''' is added after a vowel to make it a long vowel (if a short-long distinction exists for that vowel). | ||