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** In texts with accents marked, if a word has no accent, it can be assumed to have ultimate stress if it is a verb, and initial stress otherwise. For example, ''leyo'' ("world") is equivalent to ''léyo'', and ''mabu'' ("to learn") is equivalent to ''mabú'' | ** In texts with accents marked, if a word has no accent, it can be assumed to have ultimate stress if it is a verb, and initial stress otherwise. For example, ''leyo'' ("world") is equivalent to ''léyo'', and ''mabu'' ("to learn") is equivalent to ''mabú'' | ||
* A dot is placed above low- and mid-tone, word-final <nowiki><s> and <x></nowiki> to indicate that they are debucalized in the direct form, but retain their typical pronunciation in the construct form. In their construct forms, the dot is removed. Thus ''buliẋ'' is ''bulixu'' in the construct. | * A dot is placed above low- and mid-tone, word-final <nowiki><s> and <x></nowiki> to indicate that they are debucalized in the direct form, but retain their typical pronunciation in the construct form. In their construct forms, the dot is removed. Thus ''buliẋ'' is ''bulixu'' in the construct. | ||
* Vowels placed before <q> and <ẋ> represent their etymological pronunciation, not necessarily their current realization. Thus, ''niqí'' is pronounced as [nɛˈʔi] and ''bakoẋ'' as [ˈba.keç]. | * Vowels placed before <nowiki><q> and <ẋ></nowiki> represent their etymological pronunciation, not necessarily their current realization. Thus, ''niqí'' is pronounced as [nɛˈʔi] and ''bakoẋ'' as [ˈba.keç]. | ||
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