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Language:
Arosi
Lect:
Arosi
Language family:
Arosi (living)
Country:
Solomon Islands
latitude,longitude:
-10.7,161.85
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 1 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 4 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
I1L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
No informationNo information
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Arosi) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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Syllable Parameters Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight

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syllable_template: (C)(V)V:

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1971 Capell, A. (1971). Arosi Grammar. Pacific linguistics, Series B, no 20.
p 7: In two syllable words stress is usually on the first. In words of more than two syllables stress is not predictable, but most of these have initial stress (Capell 1971:p 7)
ˈdangi day
ˈmwærahu a chief
ˈboi come
̙ˌkonoˈkono throat