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Lect:
Margany
latitude,longitude:
-27,145
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 5 ]
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In progress
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Syllable Parameters [ 2 ] Syllabic Template Weight
closed_syll: yes
long_v: no

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1981 Breen, J.G. (1981). Margany. In: Bob Dixon & Barry Blake. The Handbook of Australian Languages 2, 275-393. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
295: Main stress is initial. Secondary stress optionally on the third syllable. There is an alternate pattern by which stress is optionally retracted from the first syllable if the second contains a long vowel. This is most likely if that vowel is /a/. In that case secondary stress does not occur on the third syllable. If the first vowel is long, secondary stress may occur on the second syllable. In words of more than 4 syllables(which are always polymorphemic) secondary stress occurs on the first syllable of a polysyllabic morpheme, or on the first or second monosyllabic morpheme. (Breen 1981:295)
ˈd̪aʈuˌbira waddy
ˈbad̪in̪iya i am sick
ˈwabataˌban̪i is going along
ˈbiˈyaːlku hunt.purp.
ˈguːˌmundu from the nose