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Secondary stress is on the last heavy syllable or on the penultimate light syllable: ''cuítnucarbé'' /ˈkiɕnuˌkɑrvʲe/ (temple portal). | Secondary stress is on the last heavy syllable or on the penultimate light syllable: ''cuítnucarbé'' /ˈkiɕnuˌkɑrvʲe/ (temple portal). | ||
Geminated consonants /n:/, /ɲ:/, /w:/, /ɥ:/ and /j:/ won't trigger stress in a preceding syllable. If they come before the first heavy syllable in a word, they will be reduced into light syllables /-ʔə̃n-/, /-ʔə̃ɲ-/, /-ʔʉw-/, /-ʔʉɥ-/ and /-ʔɨj-/. Example: | Geminated consonants /n:/, /ɲ:/, /w:/, /ɥ:/ and /j:/ won't trigger stress in a preceding syllable. If they come before the first heavy syllable in a word, they will be reduced into light syllables /-ʔə̃n-/, /-ʔə̃ɲ-/, /-ʔʉw-/, /-ʔʉɥ-/ and /-ʔɨj-/. Example: ''lawénat'' /lɑ.ʉɥeˈnɑtʰ/ (cover) vs. ''cuıtkéwa'' /ˈkuɕ.cew:ɑ/ (vision). | ||
==Phonotactics== | ==Phonotactics== | ||