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===Prosody===
===Prosody===
====Stress====
====Stress====
In nouns, stress is on the last vowel in the root that is before a consonant. If the root is monosyllabic (e.g. ''-thi''), stress is on the vowel of the root. If the root is asyllabic (e.g. ''-tt''), stress is on the vowel immediately before the root.
In nouns, stress is on the last vowel in the stem that is before a consonant. If the stem is monosyllabic (e.g. ''-thi''), stress is on the vowel of the stem. If the stem is asyllabic (e.g. ''-tt''), stress is on the vowel immediately before the stem.


====Intonation====
====Intonation====