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===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||
====Stress==== | ====Stress==== | ||
Stress is prototonic in Enkesh, so stress is placed on the first syllable word of a word. | |||
The use of stress in a Nakna-Tiwaic language is rare, as most other Nakna-Tiwaic and even Nakna languages in general tend to have a detailed tone system, although even Enkesh's use of stress closely resembles tone patterns in other Nakna-Tiwaic languages. | |||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
Enkesh uses a (C)(C)V(V)(C)(C) syllable structure, which is descendant from Proto-Nakna Tiwaic ''*(C)V(C)''. | Enkesh uses a (C)(C)V(V)(C)(C) syllable structure, which is descendant from Proto-Nakna Tiwaic ''*(C)V(C)''. | ||