Breton/Level 1/Lesson 5

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Pronunciation rules
'''Foreword : This lesson does not treat of exceptions. Please refer to the next lesson on pronunciation for a full explanation including exceptions.'''

Pouezh mouezh / Accentuation
Accentuation is strong in Breton.

Accentuation may vary :
 * according to the length of the word
 * according to the group the word belongs to (word alone or name + adjective, etc.).


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Polysyllabic words
Accentuation is on the penultimate syllable.


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Monosyllabic words alone
Monosyllabic words alone are accentuated.

Name with a short adjective
In the case of a monosyllabic name with a short adjective (no more than 2 syllables), the adjective is accentuated.

Name with a long adjective
In the case of a monosyllabic name with a long adjective (3 syllables or more), the name is accentuated.


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Exceptions
The exceptions are not treated in this lesson. Please refer to the next lesson on pronunciation for a description of exceptions.


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