The upstress á
over a vowel tells the reader to stress
that particular syllable the loudest.
| oká:ra | onón:ta |
| eye |
milk
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The down stress è
over the vowel tells the reader
to stress that syllable softly.
| okà:ra | onòn:ta |
| story |
hill
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The lenth mark : tells the reader tp pause
before
pronouncing the next syllable.
| tò:ka | à:re | ì:non |
| I dont know | again | far |
| ó:ia | oròn:ia |
| another | blue |
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(The following was taken from "Kanien'keha
Dictionary: Fall 1998 Mohawk 101 Printing; Akwesasne Mohawk Board of
Education and The State of New York at Potsdam" without permission)
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