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Khasi
latitude,longitude:
26,92.5
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 3 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
U1R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary Null (v16) ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Khasi) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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1961 Rabel, Lili. (1961). Khasi, a Language of Assam. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.
  In isolation words have one stress which coincides with the falling pitch on the final syllable. In context these stresses and pitch contours are deleted on all words but the final (Rabel :30).
ˈkhlaa tiger
paaˈtroy pull by the hair
taraˈjur scales