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===Prosody===
===Prosody===


1) Hesperian words bear primary stress on the initial syllable.
1) Chencovian words bear primary stress on the initial syllable.


2) Hesperian words bear secondary stress on every odd-numbered syllable following the initial syllable.
2) Chencovian words bear secondary stress on every odd-numbered syllable following the initial syllable.


3) Rhythm type is trochaic.
3) Rhythm type is trochaic.


4) Hesperian is spoken with a slower tempo than English is.
4) Chencovian is spoken with a slower tempo than English is.


===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===