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===Stress=== | ===Stress=== | ||
Alska uses stress to differentiate words instead of a pitch accent like Norwegian and Swedish do. | |||
Stress usually falls on the first syllable of a word. Words that do not follow this pattern are usually loanwords, which follow their original pronunciation rules when adopted, although the spelling is often changed to help integrate them into Alska. | Stress usually falls on the first syllable of a word. Words that do not follow this pattern are usually loanwords, which follow their original pronunciation rules when adopted, although the spelling is often changed to help integrate them into Alska. | ||