Database
Mutsun
Summary:
(Northwestern San Bentino County, California; Costanoan)
Examples:
Consonant/vowel metathesis is observed in the locative suffix, with the alternants [-tak] and [-tka].
| Stem | Gloss | Nominal thematic suffix |
|---|---|---|
| ru:k | ‘string’ | ru:k-mak |
| kahhay | ‘head louse’ | kahhay-mak |
| rukka | ‘house’ | rukka-kma |
| sipruna | ‘tule root’ | sipruna-kma |
Consonant/vowel metathesis is observed in the locative suffix, with the alternants [-tak] and [-tka].
| Stem | Gloss | Locative suffix |
|---|---|---|
| lo:t | 'mud’ | lo:t-tak |
| pappel | 'paper’ | pappel-tak |
| si: | 'water' | si:-tka |
| koro: | 'foot’ | koro-tka |
Conditions:
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Motivation:
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Last Updated: 6/18/2007
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Last Updated: 6/18/2007
References:
- Hume, Elizabeth. 1998. The Role of Perceptibility in Consonant/Consonant Metathesis. In Blake, Susan, Eun-Sook Kim, and Kimary Shahin (eds.), WCCFL XVII Proceedings. Stanford: CSLI. 293-307.
- Okrand, Marc, 1977. Mutsun Grammar. PhD dissertation. University of California, Berkeley.
