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*: '''qe qi goe goi''' /ke ki ge gi/; | *: '''qe qi goe goi''' /ke ki ge gi/; | ||
*: The common word ending ''-ig'' represents /i(d)z/. | *: The common word ending ''-ig'' represents /i(d)z/. | ||
* A grave accent is put on any stressed vowel which is not in the last syllable, unless the word ends with a vowel or the plural marker '''-ot'''. The '''ìu''' and '''ùi''' diphthongs are stressed even in the last syllable (to prevent them being mistaken with /ju wi/ respectively), as is any other diphthong if preceded by /w/ or /j/. Note that "diphthong" here is defined as a historic and a written diphthong, i.e. including those that resulted in Mauritanian palatalization. | * A grave accent is put on any stressed vowel which is not in the last syllable, unless the word ends with a vowel or the plural marker '''-ot'''. The '''ìu''' and '''ùi''' diphthongs are stressed even in the last syllable (to prevent them being mistaken with /ju wi/ respectively), as is any other diphthong if preceded by /w/ or /j/, itself preceded by another consonant. Note that "diphthong" here is defined as a historic and a written diphthong, i.e. including those that resulted in Mauritanian palatalization. | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||