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===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
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1) The maximal syllable in Thulean is CCVC.
1) The syllable template in Thulean is CV(C).


2) Permitted syllable codas:
2) Permitted syllable codas:


a) Morpheme-medial only: /ŋ, p/
a) Morpheme-medial only: /ŋ, r, l, p, s/


b) Morpheme-medial and morpheme-final: /m, n, t, k, s, ɬ, x, r, l/
b) Morpheme-medial and morpheme-final: /m, n, t, k, x/


3) Fortis obstruents may not occur in word-initial position.
3) Fortis obstruents may not occur in word-initial position.
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5) Consonant clusters may have no more than two segments.
5) Consonant clusters may have no more than two segments.


6) Consonant clusters may not occur in morpheme-final position.
6) Consonant clusters may only occur across syllable boundaries.


7) Permitted syllable onset clusters: /ŋj, ŋɰ, ŋw, tr, tl, kj, kɰ, kw/. These consonant clusters are the only ones permitted to occur in prefix-initial or root-initial position.
7) But suffixes may begin with a consonant cluster.


8) Permitted syllable boundary clusters:
8) Permitted syllable boundary clusters: