Syllable weight plays an important role in AA, especially in Chadic; it can affect the form of affixes attached to a word.
sˈɪləbəl wˈeɪt plˈeɪz ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɹˈoʊl ɪn ˌeɪˈeɪ, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn tʃˈædɪk; ɪt kæn ɐfˈɛkt ðə fˈɔːɹm ʌv ɐfˈɪksᵻz ɐtˈætʃt tʊ ɐ wˈɜːd.