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* /e o/ are pronounced mid [e̞ o̞] in Standard Ludovian; however, in practise, they are in free variation with /e ɛ/ and /o ɔ/ respectively. | * /e o/ are pronounced mid [e̞ o̞] in Standard Ludovian; however, in practise, they are in free variation with /e ɛ/ and /o ɔ/ respectively. | ||
* /ɑ/ is phonemically distinctive with /a/, and typically appears in ''-ar'' verb endings, such as ''bua'' "he/she/it drinks" and ''bùa'' "bog", pronounced [[IPA for Ludovian|[puˈɑ]]] and [[IPA for Ludovian|[ˈpua]]] respectively. As such, as verb endings are always stressed, /ɑ/ is also typically stressed. | * /ɑ/ is phonemically distinctive with /a/, and typically appears in ''-ar'' verb endings, such as ''bua'' "he/she/it drinks" and ''bùa'' "bog", pronounced [[IPA for Ludovian|[puˈɑ]]] and [[IPA for Ludovian|[ˈpua]]] respectively. As such, as verb endings are always stressed, /ɑ/ is also typically stressed. | ||
===Stress=== | |||
Stress in Ludovian mostly follows the same stress patterns typical of Western Romance languages. If the final syllable is open (ending on a vowel), stress is paroxytonic (on the second-to-last syllable); otherwise, it is oxytonic (on the final syllable). If a word strays from this pattern, the stressed vowel is marked with a [[w:Grave accent|grave accent]]: ⟨à è ì ò ù⟩. Additionally, verb endings are always stressed. | |||
====Examples==== | |||
* ''lingua'' "tongue" - final syllable is open - stress is paroxytonic, [[IPA for Ludovian|[ˈliŋgwa]]] | |||
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* ''lingùa'' "language" - stress is on syllable with grave accent, [[IPA for Ludovian|[liˈgu.a]]] | |||
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* ''linguiz'' "linguist" - final syllable is closed - stress is oxytonic, [[IPA for Ludovian|[liŋˈgwis]]] | |||
[[Category:Ludovic]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Ludovic]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Languages]] | ||