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QuoteAdding stress marks is something that definitely could be visited, even if stress is fairly regular in Dothraki.More than regularity the problem is with how the stress is not fixed. It rolls here and there when words decline, so the dictionary stress would rarely be helpful.
All verbs, for example, in their infinite form always end in a closed syllable (ie. they end in consonant), so the stress is always on the final syllable. But many common verb forms end in open syllable (ie. in vowel), so then the stress is on the first or, rarely, on the penultimate syllable.
If I get the markings right, the situation is like this:
infinite: [ˌdo.θɾa'lat] stress in the end, on the third syllable
first person present: [do'θɾak] stress still in the end, but on the second syllable, as there is no third
second/third person present: ['do.θɾaˌe] stress at the beginning
past singular: ['do.θɾa] two syllables now, but stress still at the beginning
hehe sanctioned, of course, by Movek David.
