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Lect:
Tahitian
latitude,longitude:
-17.7,-149.7
Patterns [ 5 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 3 ] Words [ 8 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
F/L12..89/9L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
AbsentAbsent
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Tahitian) ≥1 syllable exceptional
compound Compound_all: S + S_ ≥1 syllable compound

No attributes associated with this lect.

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

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

1981 Hayes, Bruce. 1981. A metrical theory of stress rules. 1980. Ph.D. thesis, MIT.
114: Stress the leftmost long vowel or vowel cluster, otherwise stress the penult. (Hayes 1980:114)
1976 Tryon, D. (1976). Conversational Tahitian: An introduction to the Tahitian Language of French Polynesia. Canberra: ANU press.
6: Stress the first long vowel or sequence of vowels. If there are only short vowels in the word, stress the penult. In compounds, each part takes its own stress. (Tryon 1976:6)
1978 Vergnaud, J.R. & M. Halle (1978). Metrical Structures in Phonology. Unpublished ms. MIT, Cambridge Massachusetts.
ˈtiare flower
ˈfare house
aʔahiˈaata dawn
taˈmaahine daughter
ʔoˈhipa work
taˈʔata person
taˈmaaroa boy
ˈpuaʔa ˈniho goat