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===Loanword phonology=== | ===Loanword phonology=== | ||
Initial /θ/ and /x/ in loans are rendered /t/ and /k/ respectively (cf. German pronounces initial ''ch'' in Greek loans as /k/). Non-initial /θ/ and /x/ become /ħ/ and /x/. | Initial /θ/ and /x/ in loans are rendered /t/ and /k/ respectively (cf. German pronounces initial ''ch'' in Greek loans as /k/). Non-initial /θ/ and /x/ become /ħ/ and /x/. | ||
Stress is usually as in the original language; non-initially stressed words lengthen the stressed vowel. | |||
==Morphophonology== | ==Morphophonology== | ||