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


1) Words in Common Mavortian bear primary stress on the initial syllable.
1) Words in Common Minervan bear primary stress on the initial syllable.


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


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


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


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