Aymara
- Language Family
- Aymaran
- Subgroup
- —
- Area
- —
Summary
Roots with /l/, /r/ or /n/ followed by /w/ have alternate pronunciations which involve the process of metathesis.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CC | Synchronic | Optional | Adjacent | Root-internal |
Case types and qualities
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Alveolar lateral
- C1:
- Palatal lateral
- C1:
- Alveolar nasal
- C1:
- Rhotic
- C1:
- Velar fricative
- C2:
- Labio-velar glide
Examples
çcilwi
~
çciwli
'baby chick'
kʔanwa
~
kʔawna
'egg'
pirwa
~
piwra
'bin'
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
çc = voiceless palatal affricate
kʔ = glottalized voiceless velar stop
Comments
There is also one case of metathesis involving a fricative: cçʰaxwa ~ cçʰawxa 'pile of rock'
Bibliography
- Davidson, Joseph Orville Jr. 1977. A Contrastive Study of the Grammatical Structures of Aymara and Cuzco Kechua. Ph. D. dissertation. University of California, Berkeley.