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 *4 [w] occures after back vowels, while [ʋ] - after front ones. Some, mostly second-language speakers pronounce it as [v] (and [f] before voiceless consonants).
 ===Prosody===
-Unlike Western Pomorian dialects and the standard Suvilkian has only two types of stress - long and short and is phonemic only in diphthongs. It merged circumflex and grave into the short accent, while acute became the long accent. However, sometimes the place of stress is different from the standard, being usually more regular and predictable.
+Unlike Western Pomorian dialects and the standard Suvilkian developed a quantitative stress. It has only two types of stress - long and short which are phonemic only in diphthongs. It merged circumflex and grave into the short accent, while acute became the long accent. For example ''gèidz̗uo'' (to a tit) and '''géidz̗uo''' (to a whistle). However, sometimes the place of stress is different from the standard, being usually more regular and predictable.
 ==Grammar==