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====Intonation==== | ====Intonation==== | ||
==Phonotactics== | |||
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). | ||
The glottal stop can't be geminated. | |||
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: | 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: | ||