Resumo

ZARIQUIEY, Roberto; VALENZUELA, Pilar  e  ANGULO, Candy. Lexical Tone and Metric Structure of the Amahuaca Word: Towards an Understanding of the Prosodic Patterns of a Headwaters Pano Language. Lexis [online]. 2024, vol.48, n.1, pp.78-107.  Epub 16-Jul-2024. ISSN 0254-9239.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18800/lexis.202401.003.

In the prosody of the Amahuaca language (Pano, Peru), we identify a lexical tone that contrasts with the absence of tone (H vs. Ø) and a metric structure based on the formation of trochaic feet from left to right. These features interact in such a way that the tonal structure of the roots changes in morphologically complex words, preventing high tones from falling on even, non-prominent syllables. Although the lexical tone of Amahuaca roots can be classified as a tonal system, the metric structure of the word would not satisfy the principle of culminativity, which assumes the presence of a syllable with maximum prosodic prominence (primary stress) in words with two or more well-formed metric feet.

Palavras-chave : Lexical tone; Panoan family; Amahuaca; suprasegmental phonology.

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