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Lect:
Burarra; Barera
latitude,longitude:
-12.5,134.5
Patterns [ 5 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 2 ] Words [ 18 ]
Pattern:
Exceptional (Burarra)
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Syllable Parameters [ 2 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
closed_syll: yes
geminates: yes
syllable_template: (C)V(C)(C)(C), N

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1967 Glasgow, D. & K Glasgow (1967). The phonemes of Burera. Papers in Australian Linguistics 1, pp1-14. Pacific Linguistics Series A. Occasional papers No 10.
7: Stress is phonemic and contrastive in some cases. In other cases it appears to be grammatically predictable, usually occurring on the first syllable of the word stem (Glasgow & Glasgow 1967:7)
1981 Glasgow, K. (1981) Burarra. In: Bruce Waters (ed.) AAB SIL Working papers. Series A-5, 63-90.
64: Primary stress always occurs on the first syllable of the first root in the word. If there is prefixation there is a secondary stress on the prefix. In compounds and reduplicated forms a secondary stress occurs on the second part. (Glasgow 1981:64)
ˈama mother
ˈɲaɲappuniyu his father
aˈma will get him
ˈkalamaŋ axe
ˈkanařa spoonbill
ˈkalamaŋ axe
ŋuruřaˈkakka ɪ will pull it
ŋunapiřiruřaˈkakkaʈæna you [dl or pl] would have pulled me
ˈřima hold it
ˌgu ˈřimaŋa he is holding it
ˌaŋu ˈřimapa the owner
ˈwařbulula pelican
ŋu ˈbala ˌbungabiya my eyelids are drooping
ˈdjel ground
ˈmař soul
řapa and
řaka and so
ˈwolaˌwola sometime, anytime