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A typical Tzaloxian root looks like CV(C(:)S), where C is a consonant; V is one of the 45 vowels; and S is a simple vowel (a, i or u). | A typical Tzaloxian root looks like CV(C(:)S), where C is a consonant; V is one of the 45 vowels; and S is a simple vowel (a, i or u). | ||
There is vowel harmony in Tzaloxian; if V ends in ''i'' or ''ï'', S can't be ''u'', and vice versa (S can't be ''i'' if V ends in ''u'' or ''ü''). | There is vowel harmony in Tzaloxian; if V ends in ''i'' or ''ï'', S can't be ''u'', and vice versa (S can't be ''i'' if V ends in ''u'' or ''ü''). So for example: | ||
* ''fiüssu'' and ''fiüssa'' are valid words, but *''fiüssi'' isn't; | |||
* ''ciuana'', ''ciuani'' and ''ciuanu'' are all valid words. | |||
===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||