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<sup><small>1</small></sup> The vowels /ɨ, ə/ are considered "weak", and the rest are considered "strong". In some circumstances, weak vowels may allophonically be pronounced strong or vice versa. In these cases, the underlying form is taken into consideration in any relevant processes (prosody, sandhi, etc). Note that diphthongs and triphthongs are treated as strong if they are within a single morpheme. | <sup><small>1</small></sup> The vowels /ɨ, ə/ are considered "weak", and the rest are considered "strong". <!--In some circumstances, weak vowels may allophonically be pronounced strong or vice versa. In these cases, the underlying form is taken into consideration in any relevant processes (prosody, sandhi, etc). Note that diphthongs and triphthongs are treated as strong if they are within a single morpheme.--> | ||
Strong vowels are often slightly lengthened when accented in open syllables - e.g. ምጢ ''mïthí'' [mɪ̈tʼíˑ]. | Strong vowels are often slightly lengthened when accented in open syllables - e.g. ምጢ ''mïthí'' [mɪ̈tʼíˑ]. | ||