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Lect:
Tawala
latitude,longitude:
-10.3,150.7
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 3 ] Words [ 11 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
P2R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
i2@2R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto penult; alt secondary ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Tawala) ≥1 syllable exceptional

No attributes associated with this lect.

Syllable Parameters [ 1 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 1 ]
closed_syll: yes
syllable_template: none given but probably (C)V
any weight: 0
1997 Ezard, Bryan. 1997. A grammar of Tawala : an Austronesian language of the Milne Bayarea, Papua New Guinea. Canberra: Australian National University.
2002 Gordon, Matthew. 2002. A factorial typology of quantity insensitive stress. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 20. pages 491-552.
1991 Ezard, Bryan (1991). Tawala Grammar: A functional approach. PhD dissertation. Australian National University.
93: Stress is expressed in volume, length and pitch. Stress is placed on the penultimate syllable (whereby consecutive vowels are in separate syllables). Secondary stress occurs on alternates to the left. Secondary stress always occurs on the first syllable of a reduplicated form, this overrides the previous rule.Exceptions: if the vowel to receive stress is the second in a VV sequence and it is higher than the first vowel, stress moves to the first vowel, and the second vowel becomes a glide. Sometimes this even happens when a consonant intervenes.. (Ezard 1991:93)
ˈbada man
hiˈpuli earth
beˈlana blossom
teˈwela child
ˌkeduˈluma woman
i ˌdewaˈdewa it is good
i ˌhopuˌhopuˈmai he\she\it was coming down here
ˈkaoha joy
ˈbauli north wind
ˈbolima year
ˈhalima outrigger