Estonian (Southern)
- Language Family
- Uralic
- Subgroup
- Finnic
- Area
- —
Summary
A sonorant plus 'h' sequence in Finnish appears as an 'h' plus sonorant sequence in Southern Estonian.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CC | Diachronic | Obligatory | Adjacent | Root-internal |
Case types and qualities
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Alveolar nasal
- C1:
- Rhotic
- C2:
- Glottal fricative
Examples
| Finnish | Southern Estonian | Gloss |
|---|---|---|
| ja'uhan | jahvan | 'I grind' |
| ka'rhu | kahr | 'bear' |
| va'nha | vahn | 'old' |
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
V' = stressed vowelComments
Bibliography
- Kiparsky, P. 1967. Sonorant clusters in Greek. Lg. 43. vol. 3. 619-35.
- Semiloff-Zelasko, Holly. 1973. Glide Metatheses. OSUWPL 14. 66-76.