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Lect:
Alamblak
latitude,longitude:
-4.7,143
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 8 ]
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Syllable Parameters [ 1 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
closed_syll: yes
syllable_template: (C)(C)(C)V(V)(C)(C)

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1984 Bruce, Les (1984). The Alamblak Language of Papua New Guinea (East Sepik). Pacific Linguistics, Series C, No. 81. Canberra: Australian National University.
  Stress falls on the penult of the stem, or, if a sequence of two or more monosyllabic suffixes occurs at the right word-edge, on the penult of this sequence. The person-number-gender marker is counted as part of the stem. If the penultimate vowel is the central high vowel, a set of rules for alternative stress patterns comes into operation:-if the antepenult is heavy (not central high) it gets the stress-if there is no antepenult, or it is light: -stress falls on the suffix if it is heavy -stress falls on the last heavy vowel anywhere in the word -if there is no heavy vowel in the word, stress is initial
biˈdan ɨm shell type .pl
ˈbidan ɛt shell type .sg
xe ˈmətɨbɨn she gave to you
xiŋɨˈna kɨbət to work
kɨˈpat sago front stem
kɨpɨˈmɛt it's a sago carrying basket
ˈkɨpɨmɨt sago carrying basket
ˈaʀ̌t this one