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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
The following describes {{PAGENAME}} as spoken in | The following describes {{PAGENAME}} as spoken in Jalcwè /jawk'vɛː/. The orthography used in this article aims for aesthetics and ease of reading phonetically. | ||
===Stress=== | ===Stress=== | ||
Stress is not phonemic and is weight-sensitive: the last long vowel is stressed. If there is no long vowel the first syllable is stressed. | Stress is not phonemic and is weight-sensitive: the last long vowel is stressed. If there is no long vowel the first syllable is stressed. | ||
In most compound words, primary stress falls on the first member and a secondary stress falls on the second member. Place names are sometimes exceptions to the preceding rule: for example, the element ''- | In most compound words, primary stress falls on the first member and a secondary stress falls on the second member. Place names are sometimes exceptions to the preceding rule: for example, the element ''-wè'' is always stressed. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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!<small>voiced</small> | !<small>voiced</small> | ||
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