Metathesis in Language 2.0

Harari

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic
Subgroup
Semitic, Ethiopian
Area

Summary

h' metathesizes with 'f' or 'r'

Type(s) of metathesis

Type Status Optionality Position Location
a. CC Diachronic Obligatory Adjacent Root-internal

Case types and qualities

Examples

a. hr -> rh
aga-ba-rige:hri -> aga-ba-rige:rhi 'shepherd'
fuddifo:hri -> fuddifo:rhi 'worms of small children'

b. fh -> hf
bufha:n# -> buhfa:n# 'bladder'

Conditions

No conditions could be found

Motivations

No motivations could be found

Symbols

Comments

Characters with special symbols should be checked to see what they mean after getting Leslau (1963), and then examples in the website should be revised. Special symbols are not included.

Bibliography

  • Leslau, W. 1963. Etymological dictionary of Harari. U of California Publications in Near Eastern Studies 1.
  • Semiloff-Zelasko, Holly. 1973. Glide Metatheses. OSUWPL 14. 66-76.