Database
Aymara
(Peru; Aymaran)
Summary:
Roots with /l/, /r/ or /n/ followed by /w/ have alternate pronunciations which involve the process of metathesis.
Summary:
Roots with /l/, /r/ or /n/ followed by /w/ have alternate pronunciations which involve the process of metathesis.
Examples:
cilwi
~
ciwli
'baby chick'
k'anwa
~
k'awna
'egg'
pirwa
~
piwra
'bin'
Conditions:
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Motivation:
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Related Information:
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Symbols:
c = voiceless palatal affricate
k' = glottalized voiceless velar stop
Last Updated: 6/20/2007
c = voiceless palatal affricate
k' = glottalized voiceless velar stop
Last Updated: 6/20/2007
References:
- Davidson, Joseph Orville Jr. 1977. A Contrastive Study of the Grammatical Structures of Aymara and Cuzco Kechua. Ph. D. dissertation. University of California, Berkeley.
