Contrastive stress

Category
Phonology - Suprasegmental
Notes
Does stress occur on different syllables with meaning difference?

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla
Cupeño
Luiseño
Serrano
Kitanemuk
Kawaiisu
Timbisha
Western Mono
Chemehuevi
Southern Paiute
Southern Ute
Shoshone
Comanche
Idaho Shoshone
Northern Paiute
Gabrielino
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 16
Resígaro no not discussed as a suprasegmental feature Allin, 1976, p. 72
Bare yes Aikhenvald, 1995: 9
Piapoco yes Sudo, 1976 p. 9 and Galindo, 1992, p. 59
Yukuna yes Shauer and Shauer, 1972, p. 10-11
Yavitero yes The intensity accent has "phonemic power. Mosonyi, 1987: p. 30
Wapishana no Santos, 2006:32
Wayuu yes Pitch-accent, but stress is described as 'phonemic.' Mansen, 1967: p. 56
Tariana yes Aikhenvald 2003: 37
Apurinã no Facundes, 2000: 93
Asheninka Apurucayali no Payne 1980:710
Maipure yes Zamponi 2003:17
Yanesha' yes However, the author acknowledges not having found any minimal pair differantiated by stress Fast 1953:194
Kinikinau no info
Baure no Danielsen 2007: p64
Nanti no Michael, 2008. p. 231-236
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur no Launey 2003
Yine no Matteson 1965
Añun no Patte 1989
Bora no Seifart - 2005:32-46
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 214-260
Makushi no Abbott 1991: 140-148
Eñepa yes certain verb forms have grammatical stress Payne 2012:46
Pemon no Pessoa 2005
Guna no Smith
Naso no Quesada 2000
Ika no Frank 1985:14
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí yes Quesada 2008:37
Damana no info stress does play a role in the language, but not noted so far whether or not it's contrastive--appears that stress is penultimate
Sikuani no de Kondo (Vol.1,2) - 1985
Macaguan yes Buenaventura - 1993:27
Aguaruna yes Overall 2007:96-9 However, it seems that stress assignment is different for nouns/andjectives and verbs
Northern Emberá no Mortensen shows some minimal pairs differentiated by stress though (1999:7) Aguirre 1999:19-20; Mortensen 1999:5 Chamí
Waorani yes Saint and Pike 1962:24
Ingá yes Stress is highly predicatable though Levinson 1976:29
Matses yes Fleck:97
Mapudungun no Salas 1992, p.83
Páez yes Jung 2000:140-3
Quechua Ayacuchano no info More likely not. However, the author says that stress can go either in the last or penultimate syllable Parker 1965:12
Tikuna no info
Urarina no info
Waunana yes Binder et all (1995:173) suggest that stress is not contrastive Loewen 1954:17
Andoke no Landaburu 1979, p.28-61 no indication that they have them in description
Puinave no info
Central Aymara no Huayhua Pari 2001: 94
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes don't know the answer for this yet
Kaingang no info
Minica Witoto no stress placement is determined by set of rules Minor and Minor 1982. p.6 Words are accented as they are in Spanish. is predictable
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no stress falls always on the last syll Barbosa 2005:49
Dâw no Martins 2004:13-15
Desano yes The stressed syllable has high pitch. All others have mid or low. Miller 1999, p. 9,15
Cubeo yes Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 6 ku'jɑwɨ - 'kujɑwɨ
Kotiria no Stenzel 2007
Makuna no info Smothermon & Smothermon 1993
Koreguaje no Gralow & Cook 1984, p.3-4. Cook & Criswell 1993, p.10 Cook source explicitly states that there is no contrastive stress (but does suggest Gralow for further reading on tone/stress)
Barasano yes Stress is phonemic on the word level, with one primary stress per word. Jones & Jones 1991, p.10
Tanimuca yes Stress is phonemic Strom 1992, p.13
Siona yes It is analyzed as phonemic because of the conditioning effect it has on adjacent vowels and the selection of certain allomorphs of stem inflection Wheeler - 1970:20
Tukano no West and Welch 2004 no evidence for this
Yanomami no Migliazza 1972: p.203
Ninam no Migliazza 1972: p.161
Sanumá no Migliazza 1972: p. 38-39
Surui yes Bontkes and Bontkes 2009:11
Karitiana no Everett 2006:107-24
Nheengatu yes found an example on page 378 (itá - rock, ita - PL particle) Cruz 2011:378
Paraguayan Guaraní yes Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:25
Aché no stress is assigned to the las syllable of the word Rossler 2008:62
Kokama no Vallejos 2010
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra no 2-5 0
Garrwa no info X
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri no n99 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta no 52-3 0
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no 41-44 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no info x
Yandruwandha no 31 0
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga no 11, 12 0
Woiwurrung no 62 0
Wirangu No 35 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 21-22 0
Warumungu No 16 0
Wangkumara no 5 0
Uradhi No 322 0
Paakantyi no 45 0
Pitta-Pitta No 191 0
Pintupi no 41-42 0
Nyungar no d34 0
Nhanta no 93-94 0
Ngiyambaa No 41 0
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari no 39 0
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi No 25 0
Martuthunira no 43-47 0
Marrgany No 295 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 66 0
Kuku Yalanji no 35 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 384 0
Kaurna No info x
Kalkatungu no 16-7b 0
Jaru no 47 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 41 0
Gureng Gureng no info x
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr no xx 0
Gugu-Badhun no 67 0
Yuwaalaraay No 2 0
Dyirbal No 274 0
Duungidjawu no 22 0
Djinang No 3 0
Djabugay
Diyari no 30 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung no 14 0
Bularnu no 9 0
Biri no 13 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no info x
Batyala no info x
Arabana no 0
Alyawarr no 35 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija No 17 0
Wathawurrung no 67 0
Mathi-Mathi no 67 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 25 0
Thanggati no 7 0
Katthang no 27 0
Panyjima no 134-135 0
Ngarinyeri No info x
Kurrama no info x
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul No 2 0
Gunya No 295 0
Kunjen No info x
WesternTorres no K81 127-8 0
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no 0
Bandjalang No 21 0
Ngaatjatjara No 8 0
Arrernte No 76 0
Kokatha No 25 0
Karajarri No 66 0
Pitjantjatjara No G 27 0
Ritharrngu No 9 0
Warrgamay No 20 0
Warluwarra no 0
Warnman No 11 0
Djapu no 25 0
Bilinarra no 1.1000000000000000888 0
Wiradjuri no info x
Aghu-Tharnggala No 36 0
Narungga No 39 0
Tharrkari No 5 0
Wajarri No 31 0
Warungu no 1 0
Adnyamathanha no 0
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990:432
Baniwa no Ramirez 2001:86