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+# Phonotactics
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+## Syllable structure
+
+The common syllable structure in Ravna is CV(C).
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+The final consonants cannot be glottal.  Glottal stop can only occurs
+word-initial, which means it's omitted in compound word or if the word is
+affixed.
+
+## Other constraints
+
+The vowel /ɨ/ can only occur where the syllable constraint forbid it to
+disappears.  For example, <i>Rävna</i> is actually <i>Rävina</i>, but since
+<i>i</i> is unstressed, it disappears.  In contrast, in <i>Rävin</i>, it can't
+disappears since <i>*Rävn</i> would violate the constraint.
+
+Final consonants are devoiced, unless there is no voiceless equivalent for the
+consonant.  <i>Rävna</i> is pronounced [ˈrɛːfna] but <i>Rävin</i> is /ˈrɛːvɨn/