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Furthermore, stress is marked by the acute accent.
Furthermore, stress is marked by the acute accent.
===Vowels===
The Proto-Tenarian vowel system is reconstructed as having been very similar to the system encountered in Valian, but lacking length distinctions and ''ë''.
{| class="bluetable"
|+Valian vowel phonemes
! rowspan=2|
! colspan=2| [[w:Front vowel|Front]]
! colspan=2| [[w:Back vowel|Back]]
|-
!<small>[[w:Unrounded vowel|Unrounded]]</small>
!<small>[[w:Rounded vowel|Rounded]]</small>
!<small>[[w:Unrounded vowel|Unrounded]]</small>
!<small>[[w:Rounded vowel|Rounded]]</small>
|- align=center
! [[w:Close vowel|Close]]
| i
| ü
|
| u
|- align=center
! [[w:Mid vowel|Mid]]
| e
| ö
|
| o
|- align=center
! [[w:Open vowel|Open]]
| ä a<sup>1</sup>
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| a
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1. <sup>1</sup> As the phonetic value of ''a'' has yet to be determined with certainty it is here included in both front and back vowels.