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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 seemingly homophonic words: | 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: | *''teporu'' ['te:,pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.) vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ'po:,rʉ] (gate, n.) | ||
===Glides=== | ===Glides=== | ||