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? Hallow XIII Primordial Crab
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m n ŋ
p b t d k ɡ ʔ
f θ s ɬ ʃ h
ʋ r ɮ j

i y~ɵ e æ ɑ o u

æj ɑj ej oj uj
iw ɑw ɵw ow
iɥ æɥ ɵɥ oɥ uɥ

eː e˥ e˧ e˩

Syllable structure is maximally something like CCCVVCC, but not all combinations are allowed. In isolation, every consonant may occur both syllable-initially and finally (although f probably does not occur finally in native words but I digress). In clusters, fricatives assimilate in voicing to adjacent plosives (f and ɬ are not distinguished from ʋ and ɮ adjacent to voiced plosives). [ɵ] is an allophone of /y/ in closed syllables, except if the final consonant is ʔ. Vowel length is distinguished only in stressed syllables, which is always the first syllable of the root — there is hence a limit of one long vowel per word except in compounds, which may have multiple.

dɑʔ˧ ɑ˧ ʋɵɥrm˩ fe˧ɑ˥ʋɑʔ˥te˥ jæːɮ˩mæ˩ ɑ˧ tɑːθ˩ rɑʔ˩eht˥ næɥ˧ hyː˥rin˧ ʋæɮ˥dɵht˥ ɑ˧ɬɑ˧ mbruɥθ˩ ɑ˧ ʔɑːʃ˧tɑr˥ jɵːɮ˩ʋɑʔ˥te˥ drɑwr˧ ɑ˧ hæːʒ˥dɑ˧ ŋe˧ɬid˩ ksɑr˩ŋɑʔ˩ dɑʔ˧ ɑ˧ ʔnæː˩ŋɑʔ˩ tsuɥ˧rid˥ dʒɑɮ˥ʋe˧