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Lect:
Djingili
latitude,longitude:
-18,134
Patterns [ 5 ] Attributes Syllables [ 4 ] Sources [ 5 ] Words [ 6 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
P2R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
2R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
i2@2R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto penult; alt secondary ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Djingili) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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Syllable Parameters [ 2 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight [ 1 ]
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes
syllable_template: (C)V(C), (C)V:(C)
any weight: 0
1995 Bailey, Todd M. 1995. Nonmetrical Constraints on Stress. Doctoral dissertation, Univerisity of Minnesota. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.
1975 Chadwick, Neil. 1975. A descriptive study of the Djingili language. Canberra: Australian National University.
2002 Gordon, Matthew. 2002. A factorial typology of quantity insensitive stress. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 20. pages 491-552.
1995 Hayes, Bruce. 1995. Metrical stress theory: Principles and case studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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1975 Chadwick, Neil (1975), A Descriptive study of the Djingili Language. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra
9: Normal primary stress in items of more than one syllable is on the penultimate vowel. This applies also if the vowel is member of a diphthong. Secondary stress is normally on the vowel preceding the antepenultimate. (Chadwick 1975:9)
ˈŋaːdi ɪ am
biˈaŋga later
ˌŋuruˈala we all
aburˌmaiˈgala one at a time
ˈmaɭuga old man
gaˈir sad