Database
Ilocano
(Northwestern Luzon, La Union and Ilocos provinces; Austronesian, Northern Philippine)
Summary:
When comparing Tagalog and Ilocano, the distant metathesis of t...s to s...t is observed in Ilocano.
Summary:
When comparing Tagalog and Ilocano, the distant metathesis of t...s to s...t is observed in Ilocano.
Examples:
| Tagalog | Ilocano | |
|---|---|---|
| taNis | saNit | 'weep' |
| tubus | subbot | 'redeem' |
| tigis | sigit | 'decant' |
Conditions:
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Motivation:
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Related Information:
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Symbols:
N = voiced velar nasal
See Mielke and Hume (2001) on the issue of adjacency in metathesis.
Last Updated: 6/13/2007
N = voiced velar nasal
See Mielke and Hume (2001) on the issue of adjacency in metathesis.
Last Updated: 6/13/2007
References:
- Antilla, Raimo. 1972. An Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics. The Macmillan Company: New York.
- Constantino, Ernesto. 1971. Ilokano Reference Grammar. University of Hawaii: Honolulu.
- Mielke, Jeff & E. Hume. 2001. Consequences of Word Recognition for Metathesis. In E.Hume, Norval Smith & Jeroen van de Weijer (eds.), Surface Syllable Structure and Segment Sequencing. Leiden, NL: HIL. 135-158.
