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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
'''Short''': /i a u/ | |||
'''Diphthongs''': /ia̯ iu̯ ai̯ au̯ ui̯ ua̯/ | |||
'''Long''': /ī ā ū/ | |||
'''Long Diphthongs''': /īa̯ īu̯ āi̯ āu̯ ūi̯ ūa̯/ | |||
Diphthongs are always falling, but if a non-long diphthong starting with /i/ or /u/ appears at the beginning of a word (i.e. with no onset), it is realized as a glide (/j/ or /w/, respectively). | |||
====Stress==== | ====Stress==== | ||
Stress is moraic. Stress falls on longest, left-most syllable. Where morae are equal, long vowels have a higher priority than diphthongs, which have a higher priority than final consonants. | |||
Non-stressed syllables are reduced. (See [[User:Bpnjohnson/Nūlaŋguiʧ#Phonotactics|Phonotactics]]). | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||