Nurian: Difference between revisions

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*the last heavy syllable is stressed if not the final syllable; if there is a final heavy syllable, the penult is stressed. (e.g. ''burgent'' [ˈbʊɚdʒænt])
*the last heavy syllable is stressed if not the final syllable; if there is a final heavy syllable, the penult is stressed. (e.g. ''burgent'' [ˈbʊɚdʒænt])
*If no heavy syllables, the 3rd from last is stressed.
*If no heavy syllables, the 3rd from last is stressed.
Stress is phonemic in Nurian, due to the loss of many final vowels and the vowel length preceding /r/.


==Orthography==
==Orthography==