The chart below the ways in which IPA represents Guarani pronunciations
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IPA
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Description
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Stress and Syllabification
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The stress is marked with an ´ (accent). When omitted, the stress falls on the last syllable.
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The syllabification is when there are two different vowels, as in "péa [ˈpe.a]" (this)
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- ↑ "g", when is before the letter "u", is pronounced "w"
- ↑ "k", when is befor the letter "u", is pronounced kʷ
- ↑ "ᵑ͡g", when it is before the letter "u", is pronounced ᵑ͡gʷ
- ↑ The glottal stop is also used at the beginning of words that begin with a vowel.
- ↑ All the vowels can be nasal.