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Lect:
Muruwari; Murawari
latitude,longitude:
-29,146
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 8 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
F/F12..89/1L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
2R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Muruwari) ≥1 syllable exceptional

No attributes associated with this lect.

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

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

1988 Oates, L.F. (1988). The Muruwari Language, Pacific Linguistics Series C No 108, Australian National University, Canberra.
39-41: Main stress falls on the first long vowel of the word if there is one, otherwise on the first. The penultimate syllable of words with more than 4 syllables has secondary stress. (Oates 1988:39-41)
ˈkuthara child
paˈlaː plain
ˈkarrakaˌrranti mirage
ˈpakuˌra cooliba tree
thuˈrri sun
puˈrlili maggot
ˈpakuˌra cooliba tree
ˈkurruˌkurru all