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Lect:
Mullukmulluk
latitude,longitude:
-13.3,131
Patterns [ 8 ] Attributes Syllables [ 5 ] Sources [ 5 ] Words [ 4 ]
Pattern:
Malakmalak
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In words of three or more syllables, primary stress falls on the initial syllable if it has secondary stress, else on the peninitial syllable if has secondary stress. In words of two or fewer syllables, primary stress falls on the initial syllable. In words of three or more syllables, secondary stress falls iteratively on even numbered syllables, counting from the right. In words of two or fewer syllables, there is no secondary stress.

Birk, D. B. W. 1976. The Malakmalak Language, Daly River (Western Arnhem Land). Canberra: Australian National University.
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Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
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Hayes, Bruce. 1995. Metrical stress theory: Principles and case studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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Gordon, Matthew. 2002. A factorial typology of quantity insensitive stress. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 20. pages 491-552.
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type: quantity-insensitive (qi)
subtype: binary

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Syllable Parameters [ 3 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 1 ]
br_onsets: no
closed_syll: yes
long_v: no
syllable_template: (C)V(C); CVCC
any weight: 0
1995 Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
1976 Birk, D. B. W. 1976. The Malakmalak Language, Daly River (Western Arnhem Land). Canberra: Australian National University.
15: Stress falls on the first syllable and all odd sylables thereafter or stress falls on the second syllable and all even syllables thereafter. (Birk 1976:15)
2002 Gordon, Matthew. 2002. A factorial typology of quantity insensitive stress. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 20. pages 491-552.
1995 Hayes, Bruce. 1995. Metrical stress theory: Principles and case studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
203 no text
1975 Birk, D. (1975). The Phonology of Malakmalak. Pacific Linguistics, Series A. No 39, Australian National University, Canberra.
ˈyöntön he
anˈkiniˌyaŋka you and i will stand
ˈnöŋköˌřönöˌyuŋka you [pl] will lie down
ˈmunanˌkara beautiful