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Lect:
Narrinyeri; Jabulajabula
latitude,longitude:
-36,145
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 4 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 11 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
I1L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
1L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Narrinyeri) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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Syllable Parameters [ 3 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
br_onsets: yes
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: CVC CVCC

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

1975 Yallop, C. (1975). Narinjari: an outline grammar of the language studied by George Taplin with Taplin's notes and comparative tables, Oceanic Linguistic Monographs No. 17, University of Sydney, Australia.
59-60: Secondary stress on alternate syllables following the main stress. (Yallop 1975:59-60)
60: Main stress is generally initial. If the root has three or more syllables the third syllable is also relatively stressed. (Yallop 1975:60)
ˈmaːraˌwi sister
nak see
yuːn soon
ˈpoːli child
ˈkaykuˌnun shout
ˈmuraˌlapi small
ˈyuːluˌki long
ˈtiːtuˌmaːrunelaːr they play
kəˈruwi blood
ˈwrengi bad
ˈnrinjari man