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Long vowels take two morae; downstep as in Japanese | Long vowels take two morae; downstep as in Japanese | ||
*''bák'' (''baàk'') | *''bák'' (''baàk'') /baꜜ.ak/ 'basil' | ||
*''bák'' (bàak) | *''bák'' (''bàak'') /ba.akꜜ/ 'feather' | ||
*''bák'' (baak) | *''bák'' (''baak'') /ba.ak/ 'stump' | ||
Accent is not distinguished in the native orthography except in dictionaries; hence all three words above will be transliterated ''bák'', unless disambiguation is needed. | Accent is not distinguished in the native orthography except in dictionaries; hence all three words above will be transliterated ''bák'', unless disambiguation is needed. | ||