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Lect:
Kuanua
latitude,longitude:
-4.2,152
Patterns [ 6 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 3 ] Words [ 7 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
S2L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
None
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary Null (v16) ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto second ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Kuanua) ≥1 syllable exceptional

No attributes associated with this lect.

Syllable Parameters [ 1 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 1 ]
closed_syll: yes
syllable_template: (C)V(V)(C) (inferred from word list)
any weight: 0
1974 Franklin, Karl, Kerr, Harland, and Beaumont, Clive. 1974. Tolai language course.Huntington Beach, Calif.: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
2002 Gordon, Matthew. 2002. A factorial typology of quantity insensitive stress. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 20. pages 491-552.
1974 Franklin, K.J., H.B. Kerr & C.H. Beaumont (1974). Tolai Language Course. Asian Pacific Series 7. SIL. Huntington Beach, California.
17: Stress falls on the second syllable of a word. Reduplicated forms are stressed on the first syllable. The article [a] is not stressed.The future tense marker [a] is not stressed. Other monosyllabic words are stressed.. (Franklin et. al 1974:17)
ˈbeo bird
ˈpap dog
diˈtal they
kiˈta to hit
vaˈlubana to forget
ˈbobo to look on
ˈgege crooked