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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
====Diphthongs====
[introduction]
It is not uncommon for multiple diphthongs to occur consecutively, especially in compound words, in which case they are assimilated into one another with a pitch accent (see below) falling on the last diphthong. See for example:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Consecutive diphthongs
|-
! Word !! Pronunciation !! Meaning
|-
| ''Åieyjer'' || Example || A Dogric municipality. Losely translated as "riverbed islands".
|-
| '' || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|}
===Prosody===
===Prosody===
====Stress====
====Stress====