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Tahitian
latitude,longitude:
-17.7,-149.7
Patterns [ 5 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 3 ] Words [ 8 ]
Pattern:
STC: F/L, SPC: 12..89/9L
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In all words, primary stress occurs on the left-most heavy syllable, else on the final syllable.

No sources or passages associated with this pattern in this lect.

type: quantity-sensitive unbounded (qsub)
Unbounded, QS, iambic if LL, left if HH (v1) theory: StressTyp Parameters
Unbounded, QS, iambic if LL, left if HH, right EM theory: StressTyp Parameters
Unbounded, QS, iambic if LL, left if HH (v2) theory: StressTyp Parameters

FSA tail

fsa_tail

No attributes associated with this lect.

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

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

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 Unpublished ms.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