Word Stress
Most words have stress on the pre-final syllable:
- words in from Bahasah Manado in in the mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch
| kaDEra | 'chair' |
| STEnga | 'half' |
| DOi | 'money' |
But there are also many words with final stress:
| buTUL | 'right, correct, true' | ||
| toLOR | 'egg' | saBONG | 'soap' |
Read more about this topic: Manado Malay
Famous quotes containing the words word and/or stress:
“Go bring him home to his people.
Lay him in state on a sepal.
Wrap him for shroud in a petal.
Embalm him with ichor of nettle.
This is the word of your Queen.””
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“It is not stressful circumstances, as such, that do harm to children. Rather, it is the quality of their interpersonal relationships and their transactions with the wider social and material environment that lead to behavioral, emotional, and physical health problems. If stress matters, it is in terms of how it influences the relationships that are important to the child.”
—Felton Earls (20th century)