All low and low mid vowels could occur as nasal vowels finally and all vowels could occur as nasal vowels before a non-stop (plosive or nasal) consonant. These were allophones of vowels+nasals. For example *awtan “flower” and *ansa “to answer”
Syllable structure was CVC but very few CVC clusters were allowed other than geminates, Nasals+consonant or a rhotic tap + a consonant. Nasal+Stop clusters were also remarkably rare having assimilated to nasal geminates in all but a few recent borrowings.
Words
*isari: “king” *manni “mother” *jala “sun” *isamuɕi: “moon” *kara “fish” *jamna “yam” *wɛssi “isle” *apaɺana “archipelago” *tʲamma “demon” *pʲi:ttɔn “sweetheart” *o:co: “sweet/sugar” *nʲanʲa “paternal aunt” *cɔpi “coin” *annu “loyal” *isan “sky” *caɾu “cute” *wajtan “way” *annava “sword” *e:rrina “to love” *ma:pʲu “dog” *sʲo:na “sound” *ju:nsa “legal” *satti “safe” *vara “to triumph over” *kajrru “heart” *vɔnna “vole” *alɔpis “arctic fox” *kʷalata “wolf” *sakʷan “good” *nunni “pika” *kunlɔn “snow marten” *ʂika “cat” *ʂarru “tender/sweet” *apis “light” *ɕɛɾkʷu “to play” *maɾta “pine marten” *cuɾɾɔn “isles marten” *sʲi:sʲi: “quick” *sʲanta: “ghost” *cɛmvɛn “duck” *papis “book” *talu “pen” *cuɺʲi “buttock” *ɺati “gem” *ɺana “star” *iccon “dusk” *narra “dawn” *narri “person” *nɛɾɾi “weasel” *iɕan “sea” *palakʷu “armour” *antu “prize” *se:rɛn “peaceful” *passi “fruit” *ciɲɲu “puppy” *macca “son” *naccu “daughter” *ɳa: “snake” *ɲipi “important woman” *ɳaara “brave” *cwoɾɾan "capital city"
