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Vowel length is distinctive in Golahát, and is indicated in the orthography by acute accents over the lengthened vowels. Additionally, the acute accent in ''ú'' and ''í'' also signify vowel | Vowel length is distinctive in Golahát, and is indicated in the orthography by acute accents over the lengthened vowels. Additionally, the acute accent in ''ú'' and ''í'' also signify vowel quality. Since vowel length affects the stress; the acute accent also indicates the location of the primary stress of the word. | ||
Vowel length is almost always associated with syllable stress. As a general rule, long vowels cannot occur in CVCC clusters, although some exceptions arise, as in ''mínþir'' (exhaustion). If two or more long vowels occur in a word, the final long vowel is stressed. | Vowel length is almost always associated with syllable stress. As a general rule, long vowels cannot occur in CVCC clusters, although some exceptions arise, as in ''mínþir'' (exhaustion). If two or more long vowels occur in a word, the final long vowel is stressed. | ||