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Lect:
Weri
latitude,longitude:
-8.2,147
Patterns [ 7 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 5 ] Words [ 6 ]
Pattern:
final; alt secondary
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In words of all sizes, primary stress falls on the initial syllable. In words of all sizes, secondary stress falls iteratively on odd numbered syllables, counting from the right.

Boxwell, Helen and Maurice Boxwell. 1966. Weri phonemes. In Wurm, Stephen A., ed. Papers in New Guinea Linguistics 5, pp. 77-93. 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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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 [ 1 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 1 ]
closed_syll: yes
syllable_template: (C)V(C)(C)
any weight: 0
1995 Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
1966 Boxwell, Helen and Maurice Boxwell. 1966. Weri phonemes. In Wurm, Stephen A., ed. Papers in New Guinea Linguistics 5, pp. 77-93. Canberra: Australian National University.
88: In four and five syllable words the apu stress is equal to or heavier than the final stress. (Boxwell & Boxwell 1966:88)
2002 Gordon, Matthew. 2002. A factorial typology of quantity insensitive stress. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 20. pages 491-552.
1981 Hayes, Bruce. 1981. A metrical theory of stress rules. 1980. Ph.D. thesis, MIT.
52: Main stress is assigned to final syllables, with secondary stresses assigned to each preceding alternate syllable. (Hayes 1980:52)
1966 Boxwell, H. & M. Boxwell (1966). Weri Phonemes. In: S.A. Wurm (ed.) Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No 5, Australian National University, Canberra, pp 77-93.
ŋinˈtip bee
ˈkan road
ˌakuˌneteˈpal times
ˈkó black
ˌkuliˈpu hair of arm
uˌluaˈmit mist