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Djingili
latitude,longitude:
-18,134
Patterns [ 5 ] Attributes Syllables [ 4 ] Sources [ 5 ] Words [ 6 ]
Pattern:
penult; alt secondary
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In words of all sizes, primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable. In words of all sizes, secondary stress falls iteratively on even numbered syllables, counting from the right.

Chadwick, Neil. 1975. A descriptive study of the Djingili language. Canberra: Australian National University.
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Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
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Hayes, Bruce. 1995. Metrical stress theory: Principles and case studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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Gordon, Matthew. 2002. A factorial typology of quantity insensitive stress. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 20. pages 491-552.
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type: quantity-insensitive (qi)
subtype: binary

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Syllable Parameters [ 2 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 1 ]
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: (C)V(C), (C)V:(C)
any weight: 0
1995 Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
1975 Chadwick, Neil. 1975. A descriptive study of the Djingili language. Canberra: Australian National University.
2002 Gordon, Matthew. 2002. A factorial typology of quantity insensitive stress. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 20. pages 491-552.
1995 Hayes, Bruce. 1995. Metrical stress theory: Principles and case studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
202 no text
1975 Chadwick, Neil (1975), A Descriptive study of the Djingili Language. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra
9: Normal primary stress in items of more than one syllable is on the penultimate vowel. This applies also if the vowel is member of a diphthong. Secondary stress is normally on the vowel preceding the antepenultimate. (Chadwick 1975:9)
ˈŋaːdi ɪ am
biˈaŋga later
ˌŋuruˈala we all
aburˌmaiˈgala one at a time
ˈmaɭuga old man
gaˈir sad