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Lect:
Grebo
latitude,longitude:
5,-8
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1966 Innes, Gordon (1966). An introduction to Grebo. London: SOAS, University of London.
  Stress in Grebo is a complex of phonetic features, some of which are very difficult to describe precisely, but others, such as lengthening of consonants, are more readily described. Two degrees of stress are rcognised, NULLstrong' (maximal) stress, and 'zero' stress. Words can be differentiated only by the place of the stress. There are three styles of pronunciation: Unemphatic and Emphatic 1 and 2 (see remarks). Innes (1966:19).
ˈsono sting
soˈno smell
ˈmina spoon
pũˈũ ash
ˈseɔ rock
diˈɔ doctor