Verse:Mwail/Ryooteq: Difference between revisions
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===Suprasegmentals=== | ===Suprasegmentals=== | ||
Standard Sjowaazhéñ has a simple pitch accent system – namely, only one mora in a word receives high pitch – while some other Sjowaazhic languages are more strongly tonal. For example, in the | Standard Sjowaazhéñ has a simple pitch accent system – namely, only one mora in a word receives high pitch – while some other Sjowaazhic languages are more strongly tonal. For example, in the Sak'oóny topolect, every word will have at least one high pitched vowel or diphthong but may have more than one. | ||
A mora with high pitch is marked with an acute accent. | A mora with high pitch is marked with an acute accent. | ||