Open AccessLength and syllable weight in Ibibio
Author(s) -
Eno-Abasi Urua
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
studies in african linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.178
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2154-428X
pISSN - 0039-3533
DOI - 10.32473/sal.v28i2.107376
Subject(s) - syllable , linguistics , consonant , vowel , truncation (statistics) , mathematics , philosophy , statistics
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.
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