nonesuch 104: secondary word-stress on odd-numbered word-final syllables, but only if the word is morphologically complex, irrespective of its morphological composition; no secondary stress in monomorphemic words (primary stress is on the first syllable of content words)
Where found
Tohono O’odham (formerly known as Papago, Uto-Aztecan)
Domain
phonology
Subdomain
word-stress
Keywords
syllable-counting, morphological complexity
Type
nonesuch
Universals violated
none
Source
Fitzgerald, Colleen M. (2001). The morpheme-to-stress principle in Tohono O’odham. Linguistics 39: 941-972.
Fitzgerald 2001 analyses Tohono O’odham as having binary syllabic trochees starting at left edge, and posits a constraint that requires all morphemes to be associated with at least one stressed syllable; as a result degenerate feet are permitted, but only in those words with complex morphology.
