I'm uncertain how stress works with two vowels in a row,
so I used a regex to grab some words out of a small learner's-dictionary,
and then make the two possible stress-patterns after each entry,
marking them "1" and "2".
I separated things into:
- "long" verbs [I think]
- "long" non-verbs
- "short" verbs
- "short" non-verbs
For the "long" words,
I think stress should always be pattern "1"?
For the "short" words,
I think stress should always be pattern "1"?
Because they're two syllables still, right? Not one?
If there are any exceptions,
are they isolated one-offs that the learner should just memorize?
Or are there any, like, secondary rules?
Is stress ever affected by adding prefixes?
Any verb/non-verb differences?
Also,
what would be the difference between word-pairs like:
endelea
vs (hypothetical):
endeleya
or:
bomoa
vs (hypothetical):
bomowa
?
word-list:
# "long" verbs
-ambia to tell to
a-MBI-a 1
A-mbia 2
-amkia to greet
a-MKI-a 1
A-mkia 2
-andaa to prepare
a-NDA-a 1
A-ndaa 2
-angalia to look at/pay attention; watch
a-nga-LI-a 1
a-NGA-lia 2
-bomoa to demolish
bo-MO-a 1
BO-moa 2
-chagua to choose
cha-GU-a 1
CHA-gua 2
-chukua to take
chu-KU-a 1
CHU-kua 2
-dharau to disdain; disregard
dha-RA-u 1
DHA-rau 2
-elezea to explain to sb.
e-le-ZE-a 1
e-LE-zea 2
-endelea to continue (state)/progress, develop (state), keep (doing)
e-nde-LE-a 1
e-NDE-lea 2
-enea to spread (state)/extend over (state)
e-NE-a 1
E-nea 2
-fungua to open
fu-NGU-a 1
FU-ngua 2
-ingia to enter
i-NGI-a 1
I-ngia 2
-jisikia to feel better
ji-si-KI-a 1
ji-SI-kia 2
-kataa to refuse
ka-TA-a 1
KA-taa 2
-kimbia to run/run away
ki-MBI-a 1
KI-mbia 2
-komboa to liberate
ko-MBO-a 1
KO-mboa 2
-letea to bring to someone
le-TE-a 1
LE-tea 2
-nunua to buy
nu-NU-a 1
NU-nua 2
-ongea to converse
o-NGE-a 1
O-ngea 2
-patia to give to/pass to sb.
pa-TI-a 1
PA-tia 2
-pindua to overturn sth.
pi-NDU-a 1
PI-ndua 2
-pungua to decrease (state)
pu-NGU-a 1
PU-ngua 2
-sahau to forget
sa-HA-u 1
SA-hau 2
-saidia to help
sa-i-DI-a 1
sa-I-dia 2
-salimia to greet
sa-li-MI-a 1
sa-LI-mia 2
-shangaa to be astonished
sha-NGA-a 1
SHA-ngaa 2
-shughulikia to look after/attend to
shu-ghu-li-KI-a 1
shu-ghu-LI-kia 2
-sikia to hear
si-KI-a 1
SI-kia 2
-sinzia to sleep/asleep ( fall/be –)
si-NZI-a 1
SI-nzia 2
-sumbua to annoy/bother
su-MBU-a 1
SU-mbua 2
-tegemea to rely on
te-ge-ME-a 1
te-GE-mea 2
-tembea to walk
te-MBE-a 1
TE-mbea 2
-tembelea to visit
te-mbe-LE-a 1
te-MBE-lea 2
-teua to designate/select
te-U-a 1
TE-ua 2
-tumia to use
tu-MI-a 1
TU-mia 2
-umia to suffer (be in pain)/hurt (be/get)
u-MI-a 1
U-mia 2
-vutia to attract
vu-TI-a 1
VU-tia 2
-zoea to get/be accustomed
zo-E-a 1
ZO-ea 2
-zuia to restrain
zu-I-a 1
ZU-ia 2
-pokea receive
po-KE-a 1
PO-kea 2
-potea lost (get/be)
po-TE-a 1
PO-tea 2
-tulia calm (be); calm down (state)
tu-LI-a 1
TU-lia 2
-ugua ill (be); sick (be)
u-GU-a 1
U-gua 2
# "long" non-verbs
eneo region; area
e-NE-o 1
E-neo 2
kioo mirror
ki-O-o 1
KI-oo 2
uzio fence
u-ZI-o 1
U-zio 2
adui enemy
a-DU-i 1
A-dui 2
rais president
ra-I-s 1
RA-is 2
barua letter (message)
ba-RU-a 1
BA-rua 2
familia family
fa-mi-LI-a 1
fa-MI-lia 2
Ijumaa Friday
I-ju-MA-a 1
I-JU-maa 2
jamaa relative ( family)
ja-MA-a 1
JA-maa 2
kadhaa some; several
ka-DHA-a 1
KA-dhaa 2
kileo liquor
ki-LE-o 1
KI-leo 2
kituo station
ki-TU-o 1
KI-tuo 2
kofia hat
ko-FI-a 1
KO-fia 2
maendeleo progress
ma-e-nde-LE-o 1
ma-e-NDE-leo 2
pomboo dolphin
po-MBO-o 1
PO-mboo 2
redio radio
re-DI-o 1
RE-dio 2
shujaa hero
shu-JA-a 1
SHU-jaa 2
ubao board
u-BA-o 1
U-bao 2
ufunguo key
u-fu-NGU-o 1
u-FU-nguo 2
# "short" verbs
-jua to know
JU-a 1
JUA 2
-kaa to sit/stay (loc.), live (loc.)
KA-a 1
KAA 2
-lea to raise (child)/rear
LE-a 1
LEA 2
-lia to cry
LI-a 1
LIA 2
-nyoa to cut hair
NYO-a 1
NYOA 2
-oa to marry ( for men)
O-a 1
OA 2
-tia to put
TI-a 1
TIA 2
-tii to obey
TI-i 1
TII 2
-ua to kill
U-a 1
UA 2
-vaa to wear
VA-a 1
VAA 2
-ao their(s)
A-o 1
AO 2
-faa suitable (be –); beneficial (be –)
FA-a 1
FAA 2
-jaa full (become/be)
JA-a 1
JAA 2
-kuu main
KU-u 1
KUU 2
-zee old
ZE-e 1
ZEE 2
# "short" non-verbs
chai tea
CHA-i 1
CHAI 2
ua flower
U-a 1
UA 2
ua fence
U-a 1
UA 2
bao board game; goal (in game)
BA-o 1
BAO 2
yai egg
YA-i 1
YAI 2
juu over; up; on top
JU-u 1
JUU 2
jua sun
JU-a 1
JUA 2
bei price
BE-i 1
BEI 2
choo bathroom
CHO-o 1
CHOO 2
chuo college
CHU-o 1
CHUO 2
kiu thirst
KI-u 1
KIU 2
leo today
LE-o 1
LEO 2
mguu leg
MGU-u 1
MGUU 2
mia hundred
MI-a 1
MIA 2
mzee elder
MZE-e 1
MZEE 2
nguo clothes
NGU-o 1
NGUO 2
njaa hunger
NJA-a 1
NJAA 2
njia way; pathway
NJI-a 1
NJIA 2
pia also; too (also)
PI-a 1
PIA 2
pua nose
PU-a 1
PUA 2
saa watch (time); clock; hour
SA-a 1
SAA 2
taa lamp
TA-a 1
TAA 2
wao them
WA-o 1
WAO 2
