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Lect:
Trumai
latitude,longitude:
-12,-53
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 4 ]
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 (Trumai) ≥1 syllable exceptional

No attributes associated with this lect.

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

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

1999 Guirardello, R. (1999). A reference grammar of Trumai. PhD Thesis, Rice University, Houston, Texas.
  Stress always falls on the final syllable of the word. Phonetic correlates of stress are greater intensity and higher pitch than preceding syllables. (Guirardello 1999)
t̪sìˈpúp firewood
ˈkɔɗ wax
pìˈkɛ́ house
wàrùʔˈt̪á pumpkin