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===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||
====Stress==== | ====Stress==== | ||
In nouns, stress is on the last | In nouns, stress is on the last "long" syllable in the word (taking any suffixes into account). A long syllable is one that is followed by two or more consonants, or that contains a strong vowel or diphthong and is followed by one consonant. If the word does not have a long syllable, the initial syllable of the stem is stressed. If the stem is asyllabic (e.g. ''-tt''), stress is on the vowel immediately before the stem. | ||
====Intonation==== | ====Intonation==== | ||