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===Stress & Phonotactics===

Stress generally falls on the root of a word, normally the first syllable, but this is subject to change if certain prefixes are added, which may transfer stress from the root to the prefix, or move primary stress, along with the root, to the second syllable. ~~Unstressed ''e'' is often reduced to [ə].~~

Stress generally falls on the root of a word, normally the first syllable, but this is subject to change if certain prefixes are added, which may transfer stress from the root to the prefix, or move primary stress, along with the root, to the second syllable.

Buerkáns' ~~word~~ structure is ~~either CVC~~, VC, ~~or CV, where C stands for either a single consonant~~ or a cluster of up to three consecutive consonants, ~~and V stands for up to~~ three vowels. In some special cases there can be four-consonant clusters, but these are generally in archaic words and most have been simplified.

The letter E is pronounced /ʌ/ when or following R og D. It is pronounced /ɛ/ in all other positions, and is reduced to /ə/ when unstressed.

* ''hede'' /'hɛ.dʌ/ - had

*'' 't spaare'' /'ət 'spæ:.rʌ/ - save

Buerkáns' most common syllable structure is CCVCC. A single, double, or a cluster of up to three consecutive consonants can proceed a vowel, there may be as many as three vowels between consonants. In some special cases there can be four-consonant clusters, but these are generally in archaic words and most have been simplified. Word structure can vary wildy, but every syllable must have at least one vowel as its nucleus. The only syllalbe construction that is not allowed is CVCV, which must be interpreted as two seperate syllables of CV. These sound clusters can be repeated to create longer words which are still phonotactically correct, but this implies a constructed word.

* ''hoebstedsmetrólyn'' /'hoɛb.stɛdz.mɛtɾo:.laɪ̯n/ - capital city's metro line (CVVC.CCVCC.CVCCV.CVC)

* ''straade'' /'ʃtɾæ:də/ - street (CCCVVCV)

* ''regtíg'' /'ɾʌx.ti:x/ - correct (CVCVC)

* ''de'' /dʌ/ - the (CV)

* ''ag'' /æx/ - interjection, similar to 'ew' (VC)

* ''áppel''

==Orthography==

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 ===Stress & Phonotactics===
-Stress generally falls on the root of a word, normally the first syllable, but this is subject to change if certain prefixes are added, which may transfer stress from the root to the prefix, or move primary stress, along with the root, to the second syllable.  Unstressed ''e'' is often reduced to [ə].
+Stress generally falls on the root of a word, normally the first syllable, but this is subject to change if certain prefixes are added, which may transfer stress from the root to the prefix, or move primary stress, along with the root, to the second syllable.
-Buerkáns' word structure is either CVC, VC, or CV, where C stands for either a single consonant or a cluster of up to three consecutive consonants, and V stands for up to three vowels.  In some special cases there can be four-consonant clusters, but these are generally in archaic words and most have been simplified.
+The letter E is pronounced /ʌ/ when or following R og D.  It is pronounced /ɛ/ in all other positions, and is reduced to /ə/ when unstressed.
+* ''hede'' /'hɛ.dʌ/ - had
+*'' 't spaare'' /'ət 'spæ:.rʌ/ - save
+Buerkáns' most common syllable structure is CCVCC. A single, double, or a cluster of up to three consecutive consonants can proceed a vowel, there may be as many as three vowels between consonants.  In some special cases there can be four-consonant clusters, but these are generally in archaic words and most have been simplified. Word structure can vary wildy, but every syllable must have at least one vowel as its nucleus.  The only syllalbe construction that is not allowed is CVCV, which must be interpreted as two seperate syllables of CV.  These sound clusters can be repeated to create longer words which are still phonotactically correct, but this implies a constructed word.
+* ''hoebstedsmetrólyn'' /'hoɛb.stɛdz.mɛtɾo:.laɪ̯n/ - capital city's metro line (CVVC.CCVCC.CVCCV.CVC)
+* ''straade'' /'ʃtɾæ:də/ - street (CCCVVCV)
+* ''regtíg'' /'ɾʌx.ti:x/ - correct (CVCVC)
+* ''de'' /dʌ/ - the (CV)
+* ''ag'' /æx/ - interjection, similar to 'ew' (VC)
+* ''áppel''
 ==Orthography==