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Lect:
Tahitian
latitude,longitude:
-17.7,-149.7
Patterns [ 5 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 3 ] Words [ 8 ]
Pattern:
Compound_all: S + S_
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long_v: yes
syllable_template: (C)V(V)

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1981 Hayes, Bruce. 1981. A metrical theory of stress rules. 1980. Ph.D. thesis, MIT.
114: Stress the leftmost long vowel or vowel cluster, otherwise stress the penult. (Hayes 1980:114)
1976 Tryon, D. (1976). Conversational Tahitian: An introduction to the Tahitian Language of French Polynesia. Canberra: ANU press.
6: Stress the first long vowel or sequence of vowels. If there are only short vowels in the word, stress the penult. In compounds, each part takes its own stress. (Tryon 1976:6)
1978 Vergnaud, J.R. & M. Halle (1978). Metrical Structures in Phonology. Unpublished ms. MIT, Cambridge Massachusetts.
ˈtiare flower
ˈfare house
aʔahiˈaata dawn
taˈmaahine daughter
ʔoˈhipa work
taˈʔata person
taˈmaaroa boy
ˈpuaʔa ˈniho goat