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Length and syllable weight in Ibibio

1999; George A. Smathers Libraries; Volume: 28; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.32473/sal.v28i2.107376

2154-428X

Eno-Abasi Urua,

Linguistic Variation and Morphology

This paper presents a study of segment length and its relationship to the syllable in Ibibio, a Lower Cross language spoken in Nigeria. Syllable structure processes such as consonant lengthening, lenition, vowel lengthening and truncation all occur to satisfy syllable weight requirements.