% the consonants that are allowed to precede a syllabic consonant
::consonant:: = p|ph|b|m|t|th|n|l|ts|tsh|s|k|kh|g|h

% add extra i because the i should not be lost as a vowel but is also used to condition the consonant in the map
tsi -> tsii / # _
tshi -> tshii / # _
si -> sii / # _
ji -> jii / # _

% distinguish syllabic consonants by adding artificial B token
ng -> Bng / # _ #
ńg -> Bńg / # _ #
ǹg -> Bǹg / # _ #
n̂g -> Bn̂g / # _ #
m -> Bm / # _ #
ḿ -> Bḿ / # _ #
m̀ -> Bm̀ / # _ #
m̂ -> Bm̂ / # _ #
m̄ -> Bm / # _ #

% consonant preceding syllabic consonant
ng -> Bng / (::consonant::) _ #
ńg -> Bńg / (::consonant::) _ #
ǹg -> Bǹg / (::consonant::) _ #
n̂g -> Bn̂g / (::consonant::) _ #
n̄g -> Bn̄g / (::consonant::) _ #