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By default, primary accent falls on the last "long" syllable (i.e. syllable that is closed and/or contains a long vowel). If there are no long syllables, the initial syllable is accented. Words that do not conform to this rule are indicated in this article with an acute accent. Some exceptions are nouns that end in a consonant in the absolutive and words nominalized with ''-n/m'', which behave as if they ended in a vowel (e.g. ''Maxammad'' is pronounced ''Maxámmad'', not ''Maxammád''). A word may contain multiple accented syllables, in which case primary accent falls on the final accented syllable.

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Qino has a pitch accent system. A word normally has a single accented vowel, which is pronounced with a higher pitch. Not all words have an accented syllable.

Qino has a pitch accent system. A word normally has a single accented vowel, which is pronounced with a higher pitch. Unlike other Cushitic language, the accent-bearing unit is the vowel and not the mora. Not all words have an accented syllable. For instance, many clitics and other particles are unaccented.

A final long vowel is accented by default. If the word ends in a consonant or semi-vowel, the final vowel is accented. If the word ends in a vowel, the penultimate syllable is accented. Words that differ from these rules indicate the accented vowel with an acute accent in the Latin orthography. Exceptions include subordinating ''-n'' and enclitics such as ''-ne'' "and", which do not affect accent.

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 By default, primary accent falls on the last "long" syllable (i.e. syllable that is closed and/or contains a long vowel). If there are no long syllables, the initial syllable is accented. Words that do not conform to this rule are indicated in this article with an acute accent. Some exceptions are nouns that end in a consonant in the absolutive and words nominalized with ''-n/m'', which behave as if they ended in a vowel (e.g. ''Maxammad'' is pronounced ''Maxámmad'', not ''Maxammád''). A word may contain multiple accented syllables, in which case primary accent falls on the final accented syllable.
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-Qino has a pitch accent system. A word normally has a single accented vowel, which is pronounced with a higher pitch. Not all words have an accented syllable.
+Qino has a pitch accent system. A word normally has a single accented vowel, which is pronounced with a higher pitch. Unlike other Cushitic language, the accent-bearing unit is the vowel and not the mora. Not all words have an accented syllable. For instance, many clitics and other particles are unaccented.
 A final long vowel is accented by default. If the word ends in a consonant or semi-vowel, the final vowel is accented. If the word ends in a vowel, the penultimate syllable is accented. Words that differ from these rules indicate the accented vowel with an acute accent in the Latin orthography. <!--Secondary accent is usually not indicated, but it may be indicated with a grave accent (this article does so somewhat inconsistently). -->Exceptions include subordinating ''-n'' and enclitics such as ''-ne'' "and", which do not affect accent.