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Lect:
Mayapi
latitude,longitude:
-25,152
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 5 ] Words [ 3 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
I1L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
i('H,'LL)L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Mayapi) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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Syllable Parameters Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 1 ]

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syllable_template: CV CVC
any weight: 0
1995 Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
1981 Breen, Gavan. 1981. The Mayi Languages of the Queensland Gulf Counttry. AIAS new series 29, Australia Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra.
1995 Hayes, Bruce. 1995. Metrical stress theory: Principles and case studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
200 no text
1981 Breen, J.G. (1981). Margany. In: Bob Dixon & Barry Blake. The Handbook of Australian Languages 2, 275-393. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
24-25: Main stress is word initial. Secondary stress may fall on the second syllable in trisyllables and falls on odd-numbered syllables in longer words. The first syllable of a bound morpheme may receive secondary stress. The final syllable is unstressed. (Breen 1981:24-25)
1981 Breen, J.G. (1981). The Mayi Languages of the Queensland Gulf Country. Australian Institute for Aboriginal Studies, Canberra.
ˈwanaˌtuŋkari moon
ˈikala ˌmondu grass abl
pəˈriŋkər tomorrow