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Lect:
Aukaans; Ndyuka
latitude,longitude:
3,-51
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 12 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
?/P
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
No informationNo information
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Aukaans) ≥1 syllable exceptional

No attributes associated with this lect.

Syllable Parameters [ 2 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: (C)(w/y)V(:)(V)(N)

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

1994 Huttar, G.L. & M.L. Huttar (1994). Ndyuka. London: Routledge.
  There are many exceptions.
565: In two syllable words of all light syllables, the first is stressed. If the first has a low tone and the second a high tone, both are prominent. If there is a heavy syllable in the word it carries the stress. Words with two heavy syllables have two equal stresses. Words of three or more syllables have penultimate stress unless there is a heavy syllable present. (Huttar & Huttar 1994:565)
ˈbáka back
ˈbáaka black
baˈkáa white person
siˈdóŋ to sit
ˈbansa side
ˈpiiˈsíi pleasure
koˈmóto to come out
ˈfeemúsu bat
sapaˈkáa lizard
musokoˈsóko bird of paradise flower
ˈfóluku fork
ˈdyakata to stumble