An Inuktitut syllable cannot contain more than one segment in the onset or coda.

Each syllable contains at least a consonant and a vowel.

A short syllable contains a short vowel with no following consonants.

These particular syllables all contain two notes that are sung alternately by each side of the syrinx.

In a word like 'bottle' the weak second syllable contains no vowel at all, but consists entirely of the consonant.

Not all weak syllables contain, though many do.

No syllable may contain more than three morae.

And all the possible syllables in Choctaw must contain at least one vowel of any quality.

Heavy syllables contain short vowels followed by a semi-vowel.

The high tone occurs in penultimate syllables when the final syllable contains a short vowel.