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Lect:
Nez Perce
latitude,longitude:
45,-115.5
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 6 ]
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Syllable Parameters [ 2 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: CV(V)(C)(C)(C)(C)

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1970 Aoki, Haruo (1970). Nez Perce Grammar. Berkeley: University of California Press.
  No stress rules are mentioned, but stress is indicated in most examples. It is clear from those that stress can occur throughout the word, is not sensitive to vowel length or closed syllables, and sometimes has a lexical function. (Aoki 1970)
ˈpuxs inner skin
ˈtehes ice
takaˈkalkt to close door
quˈqukeʔykt to gallop
ceːptuktˈx̥eʔpt to crawl under
wisteqˈneːmit gift