Japanese/Pitch Accent/Pitch accent usage overview.md
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| 合唱 | がっしょう | が・っ・しょ・う | 4 | **っ** is always a separate mora; **しょ** is one mora because **ょ** only changes the vowel from **i** to **o** |
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| です | です | で・す | 2 | **す** is its own mora even if pronounced with voiceless **u** |
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| パーティー | パーティー | パ・ー・ティ・ー | 4 | **ー** is always a separate mora (long vowels are two moras long); **ティ** is one mora because **ィ** only changes the vowel from **e** to **i** |
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-| さぁ | さあ | さ・あ | 2 | Even though **ぁ** is a small kana character, it represents an elongation of a sound, therefore is considered a separate mora |
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+| さぁ | さあ | さ・あ | 2 | Even though **ぁ** is a small kana character, it's used here to make **さ** long, therefore is considered a separate mora |
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[^moras]: A plural of "mora" can be both "moras" and "morae" ([source](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mora)). I will be using the fist version as it's more in line with the English plural rules
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