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=== Stress === | === Stress === | ||
Weight-sensitive (inherited from Arabic); last heavy syllable is stressed, including in ''Ȝagmi'' words; in ''Ȝagmi'' words, ''nn ll rr'' in unstressed syllables may attract stress: ''fìrinne'' /fɪˈrɪn:ə/ 'truth'. ''ṁ ḃ'' in an originally unstressed syllable become geminate /v({{uvu}}/ which also attracts stress: ''ofigeṁail'' /ɔfɪˈɟɛwʶwʶəl/ 'official'. | Weight-sensitive (inherited from Arabic); last heavy syllable is stressed, including in ''Ȝagmi'' words; in ''Ȝagmi'' words, ''nn ll rr'' in unstressed syllables may attract stress: ''fìrinne'' /fɪˈrɪn:ə/ 'truth'. Irish ''ṁ ḃ'' in an originally unstressed syllable become geminate /v({{uvu}})/ which also attracts stress: ''ofigeṁail'' /ɔfɪˈɟɛwʶwʶəl/ 'official'. | ||
=== Minimal pairs/Things to investigate === | === Minimal pairs/Things to investigate === | ||
==== Emphatic vs nonemphatic ==== | ==== Emphatic vs nonemphatic ==== | ||