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
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Palatal glide
- C2:
- Any
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.