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*Normally between vowels, ''y'' forms a long semi-vowel /j:/ and ''v'' is /w~ɥ/ so the diphthong nature has to be indicated by ''h'' after ''y'' or ''v'': ''aya'' /ɑj:ä/ (child) vs. ''ayha'' /ɑʊ̯hɑ/ (to boil). | *Normally between vowels, ''y'' forms a long semi-vowel /j:/ and ''v'' is /w~ɥ/ so the diphthong nature has to be indicated by ''h'' after ''y'' or ''v'': ''aya'' /ɑj:ä/ (child) vs. ''ayha'' /ɑʊ̯hɑ/ (to boil). | ||
*Grapheme ''w'' as a lone nucleus represents two diphthongs: word-initially ''w''C or ''wh''V is /ou̯/ and word-medially /uʉ̯/. | *Grapheme ''w'' as a lone nucleus represents two diphthongs: word-initially ''w''C or ''wh''V is /ou̯/ and word-medially /uʉ̯/. | ||
===Stress=== | |||
In most cases, primary stress falls on the first heavy syllable, i.e. syllable containing both onset and coda, or simply on the first syllable, if all the other syllables in the word are equally weighed. Some words, however, have their primary stress on an unusual syllable due to reduction and loss of phonemes (mostly consonant-preceding nasals), and this may be lexical: ''sacpéta'' /ˈsɑx.pʲe.tɑ/ (Foehn wind) vs. /saxˈpʲe.ta/ (miscellaneous) | |||
Secondary stress is on the last heavy syllable or on the penultimate light syllable: ''cuítnucarbe'' /ˈkiɕnuˌkarvʲe/ (temple portal) | |||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||