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* y only occurs in Greek and French borrowings. | * y only occurs in Greek and French borrowings. | ||
* The sequences /əl/, /ər/, /əm/ and /ən/ are pronounced [l̩], [r̩], [m̩] and [n̩]. | * The sequences /əl/, /ər/, /əm/ and /ən/ are pronounced [l̩], [r̩], [m̩] and [n̩]. | ||
* /a/, /i/, /y/ and /u/ are allophonically long when stressed. | |||
* Stress isn't phonemic, but normally occurs in either one of the long vowels (eː and oː) or the (3rd to) last vowel. | * Stress isn't phonemic, but normally occurs in either one of the long vowels (eː and oː) or the (3rd to) last vowel. | ||