ABSTRACT
A fundamental observation about the accent system of Cupeño 1 (Uto-Aztecan) is that inherent accent in roots overrides inherent accent in affixes (Hill & Hill 1968). That is, the system recognizes a distinction between accented and unaccented roots, and inherently accented roots cause the deletion of accent in inherently accented prefixes and suffixes. This is illustrated with the following forms.
Accented Roots with Accented Affixes https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
a.
pe-míʔaw-lu
/pé + míʔaw + lu/
‘He came’
3sg+COME+MOTION
b.
ʔáyu-qa
/ʔáyu + qá/
‘He wants’
WANT+PRES.SING
Unaccented Root √yax with Accented Affixes https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
a.
pé-yax
/pé + yax/
‘He said’
3sg+SAY
b.
neʔen ya-qáʔ
/neʔen yax + qá/
‘I say’
1sg+SAY+PRES.SING
