Qw'ai Soma

Phonotactics
Qw'ai Soma has a maximum syllable structure of (C)V(S), with the only coda fricatives allowed being voiceless. This gives Qw'ai Soma a small number of cross-syllabic consonant clusters consisting of only [Fricatives - v] + /l//.

Some other rules include:


 * /λ/ cannot start a word
 * /i/ cannot occur after /j/ or /λ/
 * Single vowel words are illegal, and have an epenthetic glottal stop inserted at the beginning. /ʔo/ = and

Stress
Stress in Qw'ai Soma falls consistently on the first syllable besides the occasional loan word.

Allophony

 * Uvular fricatives in the presence of /i/ become velar.
 * In quick speech, and in Eastern dialects, /v/ is realized as [β].