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=== Stress and prosody === | === Stress and prosody === | ||
Most words have initial stress. A syllable containing a syllabic /l/, most commonly ''bl'', ''ml'', and ''dl'', is stressed. For words that start with a syllabic /m/, /n/, or /r/, the stress may be on the second syllable. Particles have low pitch, and as such a few pairs of words are distinguished by pitch alone. Compound words retain the stress of their constituents, although consecutive stress causes pitch sandhi and the second stress takes on a low or falling pitch. In the future, Hwnic might become a tonal language. | Most words have initial stress. A syllable containing a syllabic /l/, most commonly ''bl'', ''ml'', and ''dl'', is stressed. For words that start with a syllabic /m/, /n/, or /r/, the stress may be on the second syllable. Particles have low pitch, and as such a few pairs of words are distinguished by pitch alone. Compound words retain the stress of their constituents, although consecutive stress causes pitch sandhi and the second stress takes on a low or falling pitch. Additionally, ‹j› after a vowel indicates a falling pitch, which may be contrastive with neutral/low pitch. In the future, Hwnic might become a tonal language. | ||
Hwnic is stress-timed. Stressed syllables are longer, unstressed a may become voiceless, but other vowels aren't usually reduced. | Hwnic is stress-timed. Stressed syllables are longer, unstressed a may become voiceless, but other vowels aren't usually reduced. | ||