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* a vowel is always required
* a vowel is always required
* there is never "double nasal": ''v'', ''-m'', ''-n'', or ''-ng'' are mutually exclusive  
* there is never "double nasal": ''v'', ''-m'', ''-n'', or ''-ng'' are mutually exclusive  
Finally, syllables usually aren't "double nasal", except for [[ng|various tones of ''mng'' and ''nng'']]. For example, ''ban'' and ''bang'' are valid, but ''man'' and ''mang'' are not valid.
Finally, syllables usually aren't "double nasal". For example, ''ban'' and ''bang'' are valid, but ''man'' and ''mang'' are not valid. However, when ''[[ng]]'' is the vowel, we do see various tones of ''mng'' and ''nng''.


== Tone sandhi ==
== Tone sandhi ==
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