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Lect:
Weri
latitude,longitude:
-8.2,147
Patterns [ 7 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 5 ] Words [ 6 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
U1R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
i2@1R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary Right, iambic, iterative (v3) ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto final; alt secondary ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Weri) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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Syllable Parameters [ 1 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 1 ]
closed_syll: yes
syllable_template: (C)V(C)(C)
any weight: 0
1995 Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
1966 Boxwell, Helen and Maurice Boxwell. 1966. Weri phonemes. In Wurm, Stephen A., ed. Papers in New Guinea Linguistics 5, pp. 77-93. Canberra: Australian National University.
88: In four and five syllable words the apu stress is equal to or heavier than the final stress. (Boxwell & Boxwell 1966:88)
2002 Gordon, Matthew. 2002. A factorial typology of quantity insensitive stress. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 20. pages 491-552.
1981 Hayes, Bruce. 1981. A metrical theory of stress rules. 1980. Ph.D. thesis, MIT.
52: Main stress is assigned to final syllables, with secondary stresses assigned to each preceding alternate syllable. (Hayes 1980:52)
1966 Boxwell, H. & M. Boxwell (1966). Weri Phonemes. In: S.A. Wurm (ed.) Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No 5, Australian National University, Canberra, pp 77-93.
ŋinˈtip bee
ˈkan road
ˌakuˌneteˈpal times
ˈkó black
ˌkuliˈpu hair of arm
uˌluaˈmit mist