Tubatulabal
- Language Family
- Uto-Aztecan
- Subgroup
- —
- Area
- —
Summary
The consonant h metathesizes with a following word-final glide.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CC | Synchronic | Obligatory | Adjacent | Suffix |
Case types and qualities
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Glottal fricative
- C2:
- Rhotic
- C2:
- Labio-velar glide
Examples
ponihwiŋ
'of the skunk'
poniwh
'the skunk'
haʔayahli
'the trout (obj.)'
haʔayall
'the trout (subj.)'
tsohniʔiŋ
'my gray fish'
tsonn
'his gray fish'
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
Comments
In the examples, special symbols are not included since it is not clear what they mean. After getting Voegelin (1934), those should be included.
Bibliography
- Semiloff-Zelasko, Holly. 1973. Glide Metatheses. OSUWPL 14. 66-76.
- Voegelin, C. 1934. Tubatulabal grammar. Univ. of California Publication in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34.