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Lect:
Murik
latitude,longitude:
-3.9,144
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 6 ] Sources [ 3 ] Words [ 6 ]
Pattern:
At most one heavy syllable may occur per word
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At least one heavy syllable must occur per word

No sources or passages associated with this pattern in this lect.

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Syllable Parameters [ 3 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 2 ]
br_onsets: yes
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: (C)(C)V(C)(C)
VV weight: 1
V weight: 0
1995 Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
1995 Hayes, Bruce. 1995. Metrical stress theory: Principles and case studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
297 no text
297: Stress leftmost heavy syllable, otherwise the leftmost syllable (Hayes 1995:297)
1985 Abott, S. (1985). A Tentative Multilevel Multiunit Phonological Analysis of the Murik Language. Papers in New Guinea Linguistics 22, Pacific Linguistics, series A-63, 339-373.
ˈdamag garden
yaˈgoːt sick
dɪsiˈuːtʰ sea waves
anənpʰaˈřɛːtʰ lightning
ˈnuŋgunsařagatʰ green
ˈsař stomach