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===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||
Avendonian is strictly paroxytonic, meaning words always receive stress on their second-to-last syllable. | Avendonian is strictly paroxytonic, meaning words always receive stress on their second-to-last syllable. | ||
: '''{{term|spraca}}''' ({{sc|spra}}‑ca) /{{IPA|ˈspra.ka}}/, '''{{term|ordo}}''' ({{sc|or}}‑do) /{{IPA|ˈor.do}}/, '''{{term|bucaria}}''' (bu‑{{sc|ca}}‑ria) /{{IPA| | : '''{{term|spraca}}''' ({{sc|spra}}‑ca) /{{IPA|ˈspra.ka}}/, '''{{term|ordo}}''' ({{sc|or}}‑do) /{{IPA|ˈor.do}}/, '''{{term|bucaria}}''' (bu‑{{sc|ca}}‑ria) /{{IPA|buˈka.ri̯a}}/, etc. | ||
Monosyllabic words like '''{{term|blio}}''' have the stress in their only syllable, but it is weaker than those in polysyllabic words unless emphasized. Enclitic and other unstressed personal pronouns do not affect stress patterns: | Monosyllabic words like '''{{term|blio}}''' have the stress in their only syllable, but it is weaker than those in polysyllabic words unless emphasized. Enclitic and other unstressed personal pronouns do not affect stress patterns: | ||
: '''{{term|elpare}}-{{term|te}}''', /{{IPA| | : '''{{term|elpare}}-{{term|te}}''', /{{IPA|elˈpa.re‿te}}/ and not /{{IPA|el.paˈre‿te}}/ | ||
Longer words (four or more syllables) may receive secondary stress in the fourth-to-last syllable (i.e. two syllables before the main or primary stress): | Longer words (four or more syllables) may receive secondary stress in the fourth-to-last syllable (i.e. two syllables before the main or primary stress): | ||
: '''{{term|sobgrundsporvego}}''' /{{IPA| | : '''{{term|sobgrundsporvego}}''' /{{IPA|sobˌgrund.sporˈve.go}}/, '''{{term|surstopitio}}''' /{{IPA|ˌsur.stoˈpi.t͡si̯o}}/ | ||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||