Languages vary in whether timing or syllable quantity carries meaning

Evidence

Some languages allocate similar time for each syllable, while others divide the time based on other linguistic units. Quantitative stresses also affect the rhythm. On the other hand, some languages differentiate between short and long sounds, and these are called quantity languages. For example, the Finnish words /tuli/ and /tuuli/ (fire and wind) differ primarily in the duration of the stressed vowel. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 595

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• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 595