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*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. /sɑxˈpʲe.tɑ/ (miscellaneous) | 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. /sɑxˈpʲe.tɑ/ (miscellaneous) | ||
Secondary stress is on the last heavy syllable or on the penultimate light syllable: ''cuítnucarbé'' /ˈkiɕnuˌkɑrvʲe/ (temple portal) | Syllables containing long front vowels ''eu'' /ø:/ or ''ıa'' /æ:/ are always stressed: ''peutíc'' /ˈpʲø:.tiç/ (stew). | ||
Secondary stress is on the last heavy syllable or on the penultimate light syllable: ''cuítnucarbé'' /ˈkiɕnuˌkɑrvʲe/ (temple portal). | |||
Geminated consonants /n:/, /ɲ:/, /w:/, /ɥ:/ and /j:/ won't trigger stress in a preceding syllable. If they come before the first heavy syllable in a word, they will be reduced into light syllables /-ʔə̃n-/, /-ʔə̃ɲ-/, /-ʔʉw-/, /-ʔʉɥ-/ and /-ʔɨj-/. Example: '''lawénat''' /lɑ.ʉɥeˈnɑtʰ/ (cover) vs. cuıtkéwa /ˈkuɕ.cew:ɑ/ (vision). | |||
==Phonotactics== | |||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||