This paper studies the principal aspects of meter of three traditional Kakataibo chants (a Panoan group of Peruvian Amazonia). Regarding meter, Kakataibo chants exhibit patterns relevant for the cross-linguistic study of line and meter typology. I describe the Kakataibo system of versification as a quantitative meter that counts an exact number of moras and regulates the distribution of these by imposing grouping restrictions; also, it establishes weight differences between light, heavy and superheavy syllables, and vowel lengthening plays an important role for meter purposes. In addition, the average duration of lines tends to last less than three seconds and decreases progressively during performance.

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传统卡卡泰博圣歌中的米

本文研究了三个传统 Kakataibo 颂歌（秘鲁亚马逊河流域的 Panoan 组）的节拍的主要方面。关于米，卡卡泰博圣歌展示了与线和米类型学的跨语言研究相关的模式。我将 Kakataibo 的韵律系统描述为一个量化的计量器，它计算准确的 moras 数量，并通过施加分组限制来调节这些 moras 的分布；此外，它还确定了轻音节、重音节和超重音节之间的重量差异，并且元音延长对于米的目的起着重要作用。此外，线条的平均持续时间往往不到三秒，并且在演奏过程中逐渐减少。