Old stupid stress rules from Early Rikūtšrɛb[]
- Y
- Y will always occur as Ī when at the end of a word.
- If Y occurs at the start of a word, it remains a consonant.
- If it is followed by the letter W, Y becomes Ø and the W is removed.
- If Y occurs between the start and end of a word, it will become Ī.
- Unless preceded or followed by a vowel, in which case it will remain a consonant.
- Unless preceded by another consonant (except for W and Y) and followed by T, in which case it will become AJ when stressed, and I when unstressed.
- If preceded by W, the Y becomes Ø and the W is removed.
- Y will occur as a consonant between the start and the end of a word if and ONLY if ALL of the following are true:
- It is followed by the letters A or O.
- If followed by Ū or U, Y becomes JŪ.
- If preceded by A, becomes I.
- The previous syllable ends with the letters I,Ī, or AJ.
- It is in syllable onset.
- Unless the consonant is an R followed by another vowel, in which case it becomes A.
- If the R is followed by a consonant, the A becomes rhotic with the R (AR).
- Ô occurs if "O" is stressed and only between the start and end of a word.