Tiene
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Bantu
- Area
- —
Summary
Tiene words after affixation correspond to an emergent template CVTVK (T: coronal; K: velar/grave). Cases of the structure CVK-VT will surface as CVTVK.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CC | Diachronic | Obligatory | Non-adjacent | Across morpheme boundaries |
Case types and qualities
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Velar stop
- C2:
- Any
Examples
lók-a 'vomit' lósek-E 'cause to vomit' (causative)
yók-a 'hear' yólek-E 'listen to' (applicative)
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
Comments
Bibliography
- Hyman, Larry M. & Sharon Inkelas. 1997. "Emergent templates: the unusual case of Tiene". In Viola Miglio & Bruce Morén (eds), Selected phonology papers from H-OT-97, University of Maryland Working Papers in Linguistics 5, 92-116.