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Conlangery #33: Suprasegmentals

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The Different Types of Glottal Stops

A glottal stop can make the vowel go either way. Different languages differ in how much they chew on thatglottal stop, especially when it's a coda. In other languages, coda glottal stops cause creaky voice. So for example, in Misanza Totonak, which is a language spoken in Mexico, the only way to recognize second person conjugation of some verbs is creaky voice in the final vowel.

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