Editing Shoshoni language (section)

=== Stress ===
[[Stress (linguistics)|Stress]] in Shoshoni is regular but not distinctive. Primary stress usually falls on the first [[syllable]] (more specifically, the first [[Mora (linguistics)|mora]]) of a word; however, primary stress tends to fall on the second syllable if that syllable is long.<ref name=":3" />{{Rp|11}} For instance, ''natsattamahkantɨn'' [ˈnazattamaxandɨ] "tied up" bears primary stress on the first syllable; however, ''kottoohkwa'' {{IPA|[kotˈtoːxˌwa]}} "made a fire" bears primary stress on the second syllable, with long vowel {{IPA|[oː]}}, instead of the first syllable with short vowel {{IPA|[o]}}.

As in other Numic languages, stress in Shoshoni is distributed based on mora-counting. Short Shoshoni vowels have one mora, while [[Vowel length|long vowels]] and vowel clusters ending in {{IPA|[a]}} have two morae. Following the primary stress, every other mora receives secondary stress. If stress falls on the second mora in a long vowel, the stress is transferred to the first mora in the long vowel and mora counting continues from there. For example, ''natsattamahkantɨn'' "tied up" bears the stress pattern {{IPA|[ˈnazatˌtamaˌxandɨ]}}, with stress falling on every other mora.

With some dialectical variation, mora counting resets at the border between stems in compound words. Final syllables need not be stressed and may undergo optional final vowel devoicing.<ref name=":3" />{{Rp|11}}