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Kola has a stress accent system. A word normally has one accented vowel (usually in one of the last three syllables), though some words may be unaccented. The accented vowel is generally pronounced with a higher pitch. Stress is not normally indicated in writing, but this article uses an acute accent. | |||
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Kola has a pitch accent system. A word normally has one accented vowel (usually in one of the last three syllable). The accented vowel may have a high/rising tone or a low/falling tone. Accent and tone is not normally indicated in writing, but this article uses an acute accent for high/rising tone and a grave accent for low/falling tone. The tone difference does not have much functional value and many speakers do not distinguish them. Some words may not have an accented vowel. | Kola has a pitch accent system. A word normally has one accented vowel (usually in one of the last three syllable). The accented vowel may have a high/rising tone or a low/falling tone. Accent and tone is not normally indicated in writing, but this article uses an acute accent for high/rising tone and a grave accent for low/falling tone. The tone difference does not have much functional value and many speakers do not distinguish them. Some words may not have an accented vowel. | ||
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In practice, the tone difference does not have much functional value. | In practice, the tone difference does not have much functional value. | ||