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# '''(C)V({{tp|n}}) syllable structure''': "Each syllable consists of a consonant plus a vowel, plus an optional {{tp|n}}."

# '''Null onset is word-initial only''': "The first syllable of a word does not need to begin with a consonant." {{Indent|As a corollary, every syllable after the first <em>does</em> need to begin with a consonant, thus is CV({{tp|n}}). There are no adjacent vowels or {{wp|diphthong}}s. The sequence {{tp|ana}} is syllabified as {{tp|a‧na}} (2 morae), not {{tp|an‧a}} (3 morae).}}

# '''Null onset is word-initial only''': "The first syllable of a word does not need to begin with a consonant." {{Indent|As a corollary, every syllable after the first <em>does</em> need to begin with a consonant, thus is CV({{tp|n}}). There are no adjacent vowels or {{wp|diphthong}}s. The sequence {{tp|ana}} is syllabified as {{tp|a‧na}} (2 morae), not {{tp|an‧a}} (3 morae), following the maximal onset principle.}}

# '''No {{tp|*ti}}''': "The syllables {{tp|*ti}} and {{tp|*tin}} become {{tp|si}} and {{tp|sin}}." {{Indent|This rule concerns [[#Palatalization|palatalization]].}}

# '''No {{tp|*wo}} or {{tp|*wu}}''': "The consonant {{tp|w}} cannot appear before {{tp|o}} or {{tp|u}}."