Regarding word structure, Austroasiatic languages are well known for having an iambic "sesquisyllabic" pattern, with basic nouns and verbs consisting of an initial, unstressed, reduced minor syllable followed by a stressed, full syllable.
ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ wˈɜːd stɹˈʌktʃɚ, ˌɔːstɹoʊsɪˈæɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ wˈɛl nˈoʊn fɔːɹ hˌævɪŋ ɐn aɪˈæmbɪk "sˌɛskwɪzɪlˈæbɪk" pˈætɚn, wɪð bˈeɪsɪk nˈaʊnz ænd vˈɜːbz kənsˈɪstɪŋ əvən ɪnˈɪʃəl, ʌnstɹˈɛst, ɹᵻdˈuːst mˈaɪnɚ sˈɪləbəl fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐ stɹˈɛst, fˈʊl sˈɪləbəl.