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Lect:
Mocama
latitude,longitude:
27,-81
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 2 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 7 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
I1L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary
STCSPC
1L
 ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Mocama) ≥1 syllable exceptional

No attributes associated with this lect.

Syllable Parameters [ 1 ] Syllabic Template [ 1 ] Weight
geminates: no
syllable_template: (C)V(C)

No syllabic weight information for this lect.

1956 Granberry, J. (1956). Timucua I: Prosodics and phonemics of the Mocama dialect. IJAL 22:2, 97-105.
102: One, two and three syllable words have initial main stress, words of more than three syllables also have a secondary stress on the penult or antepenult. Enclitics attract main stress, leaving a secondary stress on the first syllable. (Granberry 1956:102)
ˈkwi and
ˈyuwu stone
ˈnipita mouth
ˈatiˌmuku frost
ˈtiraˌkukula best
ˈkuyu fish
ˌkuyu ˈku and fish ?