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**The ultimate vowel is stressed if the word ends in any consonant other than ''-n'' or ''-s''. | **The ultimate vowel is stressed if the word ends in any consonant other than ''-n'' or ''-s''. | ||
*Note that: | *Note that: | ||
**''iV'' and ''uV'' (where ''V'' represents any vowel other than ''i'' or ''u'') are treated as one syllable. | **Diphthongs are always treated as one syllable. | ||
**''iV'' and ''uV'' (where ''V'' represents any vowel other than ''i'' or ''u'') are treated as diphthongs, and therefore count as one syllable. | |||
***The exception to this is if the ''i'' or ''u'' has an accent. However, this is rare since words that would have ''íV'' and ''úV'' are usually written as ''iyV'' and ''uwV''. | ***The exception to this is if the ''i'' or ''u'' has an accent. However, this is rare since words that would have ''íV'' and ''úV'' are usually written as ''iyV'' and ''uwV''. | ||
**Final ''-y'' and ''-w'' are treated as consonants, and they shift the stress to the final syllable. | **Final ''-y'' and ''-w'' are treated as consonants, and they shift the stress to the final syllable. | ||