Database

Mikasuki

(Southern Florida; Muskogean)

Summary:
CV person prefix forms occur before nouns beginning in consonants and VC person prefix forms occur before nouns beginning in vowels.

Examples:
/aC-oSta:p-i/ ---> 'my lower leg' ---> /Ca-ConoSb-i/ ---> 'my heart'
/iC-oSta:p-i/ ---> 'your lower leg' ---> /Ci-c&onoSb-i/ ---> 'your heart'

Conditions:
No information currently available.

Motivation:
No information currently available.

Related Information:
No information currently available.

Symbols:
C = voiceless palatal affricate
S = voiceless palatal fricative

Last Updated: 6/18/2007

References:

Derrick-Mescua, Mary Tyler. 1980. A Phonology and Morphology of Mikasuki. PhD. dissertation. University of Florida.
West, John David. 1962. The Phonology of Mikasuki. Studies in Linguistics. Vol. 16. Nos. 3-4. 77-91.