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
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Labio-dental fricative
- C1:
- Rhotic
- C2:
- Glottal fricative
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'
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.