Metathesis in Language 2.0

Yagua

Language Family
Peba-Yaguan
Subgroup
Area

Summary

The glide 'y' metathesizes with any following consonant.


Type(s) of metathesis

Type Status Optionality Position Location
a. CC Synchronic Obligatory Adjacent Between root and suffix

Case types and qualities

Examples

ráY '1 sg.' + hãã́'water' --> ráhyãá̃ 'my water'


Conditions

No conditions could be found

Motivations

Semiloff-Zelasko (1973). The metathesis rule is a subpart of a general tendency in the language to palatalize consonants.


Symbols

Comments

Bibliography

  • Powlison. 1962. Palatalization portmanteaus in Yagua (Peba-Yaguan). Word 18. 280-99
  • Sagey, E. 1986. The Representation of features and relations in nonlinear phonology. PhD dissertation. MIT. 106-112.
  • Wonderly, W. 1951. Zoque: Phonemics and Morphology. International Journal of American Linguistics 17, 1-4; 18, 1, 4.