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Stress falls on the first syllable of a word, unless specified otherwise by an accented vowel. Vowels in stressed syllables are always long, if a length distinction can be made for that vowel. This can change the meaning of | Stress falls on the first syllable of a word, unless specified otherwise by an accented vowel. Vowels in stressed syllables are always long, if a length distinction can be made for that vowel. This can change the meaning of seemingly homophonic words: | ||
*''teporu'' [te:'pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.) vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ,po:'rʉ] (gate, n.) | *''teporu'' [te:'pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.) vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ,po:'rʉ] (gate, n.) | ||