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Declarative sentences generally have a falling pitch throughout, but volume and pitch range can be used for emphasis. | Declarative sentences generally have a falling pitch throughout, but volume and pitch range can be used for emphasis. | ||
In questions the particle ''wuj'' and/or the demonstrative ''wi'' may also be emphasized with a sharp falling pitch followed by higher pitch in the following word. | In questions the particle ''wuj'' and/or the demonstrative ''wi'' (and other relative/interrogative demonstratives) may also be emphasized with a sharp falling pitch followed by higher pitch in the following word. | ||
====Rhythm==== | ====Rhythm==== | ||