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In:Syllable Weight in African Languages
Edited by Paul Newman
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 338] 2017
► pp. 143–160

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Chapter 9
Non-uniform syllable weight in Southern Kenyan Maa (Maasai)

Published online: 12 April 2017
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Southern Kenyan Maa Phonology
    • 2.1Consonantal phoneme inventory
    • 2.2Vocalic phoneme inventory
    • 2.3Tone
    • 2.4Vocalic or nucleic length contrasts
    • 2.5Vocalic sequences
  • 3.Syllable weight phenomena in Southern Kenyan Maa
    • 3.1Syllable templates
    • 3.2Minimal verbal root requirements
    • 3.3Contour tones and the TBU
    • 3.4Summary
  • 4.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
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