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===Loanword phonology=== | ===Loanword phonology=== | ||
Initial /θ/ and / | Initial /θ/, /x/ and /h/ in loans are rendered /t/, /k/ and /Ø/respectively (cf. German pronounces initial ''ch'' in Greek loans as /k/). Non-initial /θ/, /x/, and /h/ become /ħ/, /x/, and /x/. | ||
Stress is usually as in the original language; non-initially stressed words lengthen the stressed vowel. Example: ''bintelisrāl'' /bintəɫisˈɻaːɫ/ 'republic'. | Stress is usually as in the original language; non-initially stressed words lengthen the stressed vowel. Example: ''bintelisrāl'' /bintəɫisˈɻaːɫ/ 'republic'. |
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