Editing Gwichʼin language (section)

=== Syllable structure ===
Gwichʼin has moderate complexity of [[Syllable|syllable structure]], in which the maximal syllable shape is CCVC. However, no consonant clusters occur within a syllable besides /Cj/ onsets, as in /ɬjə̃́h/ ''łyąh'' “hook”, or -/tʰjɛ̀ʔ/ -''tyèʼ'' “father” (i.e. /ʃɪ́tʰjɛ̀ʔ/ ''shityèʼ “''my father”). Word-medially, two-consonant sequences may occur. All consonants may occur syllable-initially (i.e. in onset position), but syllable-finally, no ejective, retroflex, [[affricate]], interdental or labialized consonants occur. In coda-position, fricatives are also restricted to the glottal, lateral, and non-sibilant consonants. 
{| class="wikitable"
|+Coda consonants in Gwichʼin syllables<ref name=":4" />
! colspan="3" |Coda
! colspan="2" |Example
!English
|-
| rowspan="2" |Stop
|oral
| -k
|tɬə́'''k'''
|''dlak''
|“squirrel”
|-
|glottal
| -ʔ
|tsʰɛ́'''ʔ'''
|''tse’''
|“beaver”
|-
| rowspan="3" |Fricative
|glottal
| -h
|ʒɛ́'''h'''
|''zheh''
|“house”
|-
|lateral
| -ɬ
|tʃə́'''ɬ'''
|''jał''
|“fish hook”
|-
|non-sibilant
| -ð
|tə́ʒə́'''ð'''
|''dazhadh''
|“fury”
|-
| rowspan="3" |Sonorant
|nasal
| -n
|ʈʂɪ́'''n'''
|''drin''
|“day”
|-
|lateral
| -l
|ə́htʰə̀'''l'''
|''ahtàl''
|“grouse”
|-
|rhotic
| -ɻ̥
|tʰéːʒɪ́'''ɻ̥'''
|''teezhirh''
|“steam”
|}