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In verbs, accent is fully determined by morphology. Nouns may have distinctive accent. A final accented vowel can be pronounced aspirated in verbs (where it may be written with a final ''-h'') and glottalized in nouns (which may be indicated with an apostrophe). | In verbs, accent is fully determined by morphology. Nouns may have distinctive accent. A final accented vowel can be pronounced aspirated in verbs (where it may be written with a final ''-h'') and glottalized in nouns (which may be indicated with an apostrophe). | ||
When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. In a noun phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely. Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented. | When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. In a noun phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely (unless focused). Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented. | ||
:e.g. '' | :e.g. ''náma'' "person" | ||
::'' | ::''ka náma'' "the person" (definite article is unaccented, so ''nama'' keeps its accent) | ||
::''cáse | ::''cáse ka nama'' "the red person" (''case'' "red" is accented, so ''nama'' loses/weakens accent) | ||
::'' | ::''kána nama'' "this person" (proximal article is accented, so ''nama'' loses/weakens accent) | ||
::''bidáarle | ::''bidáarle kana nama'' "this bald person" (''bidaarle'' "bald" is accented, so ''kana'' and ''nama'' lose/weaken their accent) | ||
::''case ka náma'' "the red ''person''" (''nama'' is stressed for emphasis) | |||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||