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Lect:
Kaure
latitude,longitude:
-3.35,140.3
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 4 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 9 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
L/LEX (Tone)
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
i('H,'LL)R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Kaure) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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Syllable Parameters [ 3 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
br_onsets: yes
closed_syll: yes
geminates: yes
syllable_template: (C)(l)V(V)(C)

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

1991 Dommel, P.R. & G.E. Dommel (1991). Kaure Phonology. Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Culture 9: 1-68. Jayapura, Irian Jaya: Cenderawa-sih Universi-ty & SIL.
3,5-6: Stress is realised in Kaure as intensity and tone, but not as length. Primary stress is distinguished from secondary stress by a higher intensity only. Stress is always on the syllable that phonetically either has a high level tone or a high-mid falling tone. Nonetheless, stress is only partly predictable. In any utterance that has a phonemic high-mid falling tone on one syllable, the stress always goes to that syllable. In any utterance that has a phonemic syllable sequence of two high-mid falling tones, the stress goes to the first syllable of the sequence. Sequences of three high-mid falling tones have not been encountered. In any utterance that has more than one syllable with phonemic high-mid falling tones that do not directly follow each other, the main stress is on the last syllable with the high-mid falling tone, while all other syllables with high-mid falling tones take secondary stress. However, stress on syllables with phonemic high tones is not predictable in Kaure, and it is therefore phonemic. If the basic phonological word unit is affixed, it can receive op to four syllables that carry secondary stress. The main word stress of the extended phonological word is always on the last stressed syllable. The phonological word can consist of up to 15 syllables. (Dommel & Dommel 1991:3,5-6)
kànāiˈɺlôk¬ ate
kāˈt1̃̂sł̄l will fish
ˌtîs1̄n1̃̀ˈsł̂l wants to fish
mɛ̄ˈn1̃̂lɛ̀ did think
ˈhămȳ̃ wasp
hāˈmỹ́ honey
mblɛ́ˈnã/ [mbɺɛ̄ˈnã taboo name
kamɛ̃́l’kʔ/ [kamɛ̃ˈɺ’k ̚ drank
ⁿdãinelo/ [ˈⁿdãinēɺ ̴o to marry