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Language:
Alune
Lect:
Alune; Sapalewa; Patasiwa, Alfoeren
Language family:
Alune (living)
Country:
Indonesia
latitude,longitude:
-31,28.3
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 10 ]
Pattern:
Exceptional (Alune)
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Syllable Parameters [ 1 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
br_onsets: yes
syllable_template: ((C)C)V

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1990 Taguchi, Y. & T.Taguchi (1990). A phonology of Alune. Workpaper in Indonesian Languages and Culture 8: 95-127 Ambon: Pattimura University + SIL
  Stress normally falls on the penultimate syllable of the word root. If suffixes are added, stress moves towards the end of the word. There are two exceptions: transitive verb formed from the causative suffix /-ke/, which blocks stress shift and the demonstrative enclitics /-de/ 'that' and /-du/ 'those', which always get the main stress. (Taguchi & Taguchi 1990)
ˈmusu hot
muˈsute heat
ˈsuku to bathe
suˈkui to bathe him
ˈbuni to hide intr.
buˈnike to hide trans.
buˈnikele to hide it
tamataˈre that person
ˈplaene butterfly
madalaneˈre that deer