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Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings. | Word-final vowels may also be altered or lost when they come into contact with initial vowels in compounds or endings. | ||
===Stress=== | |||
Syllables may be defined as either heavy or light: | |||
* a heavy syllable being either ends in a consonant ('''''az''''', '''''gyom-'''bu'', '''''ut'''-te'')or contains a long vowel ('''''bii''''', '''''gii'''-to'') or diphthong ('''''mei''''', ''a-'''rai'''-te'') | |||
* a light syllable ends in a single vowel ('''''fa-be''''', '''''xu'''''). | |||
Monosyllabic words carry stress. In polysyllables, stress is attracted to heavy syllables. In words containing more than one heavy syllable, primary stress is placed on the last such syllable, with secondary stress on the penultimate heavy syllable. In words with no heavy syllables, primary stress falls on the first syllable. | |||
In some instances, stress does not follow these rules and is marked with an acute accent (e.g. ''béyong'' "knee", ''búrus'' "iriji person", ''ugáras'' "breast"). | |||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||