Phonotactics

Syllable Structure: (C)V(S)(T), where S refers to non-syllabic semi-vowels /w̯, j̯/ and T refers to the following codas

• Nasal: m, n, ng

• Fricative: f, s, sh, x

• Stop: p, t, k

• Liquid: r, l

Consonant clusters allowed:

• Onset = 2

• Coda = 2

• Sonorant + Obstruent or vice versa

Non-syllabic

• Vw#, Vj# → Vw̯, Vj̯

• Diphthongs will be formed from these non-syllabic forms

  • ai, au, ei, eu