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Lect:
Tsimshian, Coast; Sm'algyax
latitude,longitude:
54,-129.5
Patterns [ 4 ] Attributes Syllables [ 3 ] Sources [ 1 ] Words [ 10 ]
Stress Type Pattern Description Notes View
Pattern Name Word Size Pattern Kind
primary
STCSPC
U;P
 ≥1 syllable dominant
secondary Null (v16) ≥1 syllable dominant
in_toto In progress ≥1 syllable dominant
exceptional Exceptional (Tsimshian) ≥1 syllable exceptional

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Syllable Parameters [ 3 ] Syllabic Template Weight
br_onsets: yes
closed_syll: yes
long_v: yes

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1995 Dunn, J.A. ed. (1995). Sm'algyax: A reference dictionary and grammar for the Coast Tsimshian Language. Seattle: University of Washinton Press, Juneau: Sealaska Heritage Foundation.
5-7: In most Tsimshian words, the primary stress is on the last syllable. However, if the last syllable is a suffix or a connective, the penultimate is stressed. In a few other words the penult is also stressed. Epenthetic vowels /a/ are skipped in stress assignment. (Dunn 1995:5-7)
ksaˈwoox dream
wilaˈdzap lucky
ˈawta porcupine
nipˈʔaʔla button
ˈaks water, drink
ˈmaay berry
aɬdiˈqaws humming bird
tkadˈzemsk boiled whole fish
gyilˈhawli woods, forest
liiˈmeti wool