![]() Alternating stress: Alternating stress occurs when there are words with three four, five and six syllables.A word with two stresses is ánikúta, which means ant (analysis unknown). "Loans are common sources of words with nonitinal stress" an example is pitísii, which means 'policeman'. Also, the "initial syllable never weakens to the point of voicelessness." However, some exceptions to the non-initial stress are animal and plant names because some of them end with a stress long vowel plus which is represented by "ʔ". Non-initial stress: Non-initial stress can be found in any syllable of a word that is not in the initial position and it can also fall on long vowel.Also, words with six syllables have primary stress on the first syllable. Words with "five syllables have primary stress on the first syllable." An example is which means 'stress'. However, when primary stress is marked in a third syllable it can also be consider as a secondary stress according to Canonge's but an "exception to this case is when both a proclitic and prefix are used." An example of a third syllable stress is which means 'stopped and lay down'. In the following data where primary stress appears it will be shown as an "acute accent." Primary stress is found in words or compounds of three, six and five syllables. In addition, "when a pronoun is suffixed by, for instance a postposition, the pronoun does take primary – and initial – stress." An example is nʉ-pia, which means my mother (my-mother). ![]()
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