▁portal ▁ ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁bas co ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁Note : ▁ ▁The ▁graph eme ▁, ▁when ▁in ▁final ▁position ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁word ' s ▁stress , ▁is ▁pron ounced ▁ ▁in ▁general ▁( loc ally : ▁, ▁). ▁ ▁The ▁graph eme ▁ ▁is ▁pron ounced ▁ ▁in ▁general ▁( loc ally : ▁, ▁). ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁is ▁generally ▁used ▁in ▁loan words , ▁especially ▁from ▁Catal an , ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Italian . ▁▁ ▁General ▁ab la ut ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁un str essed ▁position , ▁some ▁v ow els ▁cannot ▁be ▁realized ▁and ▁become ▁more ▁closed ▁v ow els : ▁ ▁The ▁str essed ▁v owel ▁▁ ▁becomes ▁the ▁un str essed ▁v owel ▁ ▁. ▁For ▁instance ▁( str ess ▁under lined ): ▁t è r ra ▁ ▁→ ▁ter r assa ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁str essed ▁v owel ▁▁ ▁becomes ▁the ▁un str essed ▁v owel ▁ ▁. ▁For ▁instance ▁( str ess ▁under lined ): ▁c ò de ▁ ▁→ ▁cod ific ar ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁local ▁dialect s , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁L angu edo ci en ▁variety ▁of ▁Guy enne , ▁the ▁str essed ▁v owel ▁▁ ▁becomes ▁the ▁un str essed ▁v owel ▁ ▁. ▁For ▁instance ▁( str ess ▁under lined ): ▁b ala ▁ ▁→ ▁bal on ▁. ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁Guy enne , ▁the ▁v owel ▁, ▁when ▁str essed , ▁is ▁pron ounced ▁ ▁when ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁nas al ▁con son ant ▁such ▁as ▁▁