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Lect:
Laragia; Larakia
latitude,longitude:
-12.5,131
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 6 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
S%T/I
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
i2@1L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Laragia) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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Syllable Parameters [ 2 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: CV(:)(C)(C) (rare VC)

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

1984 Capell, A. (1984). The Laragia Language. Pacific Linguistics Series A, No 68, pp. 55-106. Australian National University, Canberra.
  Primary stress is on the first syllable unless the second or third is long (Capell:57). Secondary stress on alternating syllables following the main stress.
ˈmadawa animal, bird, meat
gwaːˈgwaːgba crow
miˈluːlula species of kangaroo
duaˈriːla species of duck
ˈgwaːraˌbila bandicoot
daˈreː I shall eat it