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 ===Orthography===
+The orthography of Gutish is quite regular to its phonology; indeed, there are very few exceptions – four, in fact:
+# The letter ‹n› is used before ‹g› or ‹k› to indicate the velar nasal [ŋ]. Specifically, ‹ng› is [ŋg] and ‹nk› is [ŋk]. (E.g. ''drinkna'' [driŋk.na] ‘to drink’.)
+# In combinations where ‹ng› is followed by another nasal consonant, [g] is elided in speech: ‹ngm› is [ŋm] and ‹ngn› is [ŋn]. (E.g. ''gangna'' [gaŋ.na] ‘to go’; not **[gaŋg.na].)
+# The diphthong ‹eu› is realized as [ɛu̯] (rather than the expected [e̞u̯]). (E.g. ''sneugna'' [snɛu̯g.na] ‘to snow’.)
+# The diphthong ‹øu› is realized as [œy̑] (rather than the expected [ø̞u̯]).
+Stress is indicated in the standard orthography with an acute accent only if:
+# The stress is not on the first syllable, and
+# the stressed syllable is a short vowel. (Long vowels cannot be unstressed, though they may sometimes take secondary stress.)
+For example, ''fergúne'' ‘mountain’, but ''garǣts'' ‘correct’.
 ===Alternative Writing Systems===