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Lect:
Juwalarai; Yuwaalaraay (*)
latitude,longitude:
-29.5,147.5
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 2 ] Words [ 4 ]
Pattern:
Centrifugal, QS, iambic + trochaic, iterative
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Centrifugal, QS, iambic + trochaic, iterative theory: StressTyp Parameters

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Syllable Parameters [ 1 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
long_v: yes
syllable_template: CV(:)(C)(C)

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1980 Williams, C.J. (1980). A Grammar of Yuwaalaraay. Pacific Linguistics Series B No 74, Australian National University, Canberra.
1980 Williams, S.J. (1980). A Welsh Grammar. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
26-27: Stress falls on all long vowels in a word. If a word has only short vowels, main stress is initial. Secondary stresses fall on alternate syllables preceding and following the main stress. (Williams 1980:26-27)
ˈgaːˈwaː river
gaˌlumaˈya grandson
ˈgidulˌgara snail
ˈmaːˈlaːbiˌdi big tree