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In verbs, accent is fully determined by morphology. Nominals may have distinctive accent. A final accented vowel can be pronounced aspirated in verbs (where it may be written with a final ''-h'') and glottalized in nominals (which may be indicated with an apostrophe).

When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. In a nominal phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely (unless focused). Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented.

When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. In a nominal phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely (unless focused). Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented. In this article, syllables that would be marked with an acute accent in isolation but that are unaccented (or have weakened accent) due to focus/position are marked with a grave accent.

:e.g. ''náma'' "person"

::''ka náma'' "the person" (definite article is unaccented, so ''nama'' keeps its accent)

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 In verbs, accent is fully determined by morphology. Nominals may have distinctive accent. A final accented vowel can be pronounced aspirated in verbs (where it may be written with a final ''-h'') and glottalized in nominals (which may be indicated with an apostrophe).
-When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. In a nominal phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely (unless focused). Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented.
+When used in a sentence, some words that normally have accent may be unaccented (especially if unfocused), etc. In a nominal phrase, words after the first accented word have their accent weakened or dropped entirely (unless focused). Words such as genitives, adjectives, verbs, and proximal/distal articles are accented. In this article, syllables that would be marked with an acute accent in isolation but that are unaccented (or have weakened accent) due to focus/position are marked with a grave accent.
 :e.g. ''náma'' "person"
 ::''ka náma'' "the person" (definite article is unaccented, so ''nama'' keeps its accent)