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Language:
Apurinã
Lect:
Apurinã
Language family:
Apurinã (living)
Country:
Brazil
latitude,longitude:
-9,-67.5
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 12 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
U/P12/2R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
i2@2R
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Apurinã) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

2000 Facundes, Sidney (2000). A grammar of Apurina. SUNY at Buffalo dissertation.
  Properties of stress are higher frequency and higher amplitude. There are some exceptions with final stress.
99: The secondary stress, on the other hand refers to the lower prominence (but higher than that of unstressed syllables) associated with every other successive syllable to the left of the primary stress.. (Facundes 2000:99)
106: Stress in Apurinã can be assigned first to the ultimate syllable ifheavy, otherwise to the penultimate position. (Facundes 2000:106)
ˈtaka put
ˈpãma pama fruit
ˈtẽː seagull
ɨˈɰã tooth of
jaˈɲĩː fog
paˈtaro chicken
ˌagaˈũ bacuri fruit
aˌnãnaˈpẽ pineapple juice
ˌtakaˈtarɨ manioc frying pan
aˌnɨrɨˌmãnɛˈkata with our relatives
ˈpapa paˈpa go fetch it
ĩˈtupa ĩtuˈpa jungle