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


1) Words in Equatorial Mandate Standard bear primary stress on the initial syllable.
1) Words in Common Mavortian bear primary stress on the initial syllable.


2) EMS words bear secondary stress on every odd-numbered syllable following the initial syllable.
2) Common Mavortian words bear secondary stress on every odd-numbered syllable following the initial syllable.


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


4) EMS is spoken with a slower tempo than English is.
4) Common Mavortian is spoken with a slower tempo than English is.


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