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===Stress=== | ===Stress=== | ||
The primary stress of a word falls on | The primary stress of a word falls on the penultimate syllable of the root. Secondary normally falls on the preceding syllable. In disyllabic words the secondary stress is necessarily on the second syllable. | ||
Stress is not distinctive and is also relatively weak, unlike that of, for example, Russian. It is not indicated in the orthography. | Stress is not distinctive and is also relatively weak, unlike that of, for example, Russian. It is not indicated in the orthography. | ||