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* Diphthongs are pronounced like their monophthong constituents in succession. | * Diphthongs are pronounced like their monophthong constituents in succession. | ||
* Long {{ash|⟨u⟩}} does not exist because original PG ''*ū'' diphthongised into {{ash|⟨eu⟩}} and PG ''*u'' turned into either {{ash|⟨o⟩}} or {{ash|⟨y⟩}} in weak syllables depending on umlaut. | * Long {{ash|⟨u⟩}} does not exist because original PG ''*ū'' diphthongised into {{ash|⟨eu⟩}} and PG ''*u'' turned into either {{ash|⟨o⟩}} or {{ash|⟨y⟩}} in weak syllables depending on umlaut. | ||
===Conventions=== | |||
* Compound words are separated by a hyphen {{ash|-}} to make it easier to tease words apart. | |||
* Derivational suffixes such as {{ash|·ligh}} are separated from the stem with an interpunct {{ash|·}} for the same reason. | |||
* Quotation marks are {{ash|«}} and {{ash|»}}. | |||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||