Hiliganyon
- Language Family
- Austronesian
- Subgroup
- Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine
- Area
- —
Summary
When the loss of an unstressed vowel in the stem-final syllable brings two consonants together, these consonants may undergo metathesis.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CC | Synchronic | Obligatory | Adjacent | Root-final |
Case types and qualities
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Any
- C2:
- Any
Examples
a.nm --> mn
inom - on > imnon > *inmon > ‘to drink something’
tanom -
an > tamnan > *tanman > ‘to plant a field’
b. ld --> dl
sulod -
an > sudlan > *suldan > ‘to enter a place’
c. ls --> sl
qilis -
an > qislan > *qilsan > ‘to change a thing’
balos - an > baslan > *balsan
> ‘to repay’
Conditions
The loss of the vowel in the stem-final syllable triggered by suffixation conditions metathesis.
inom - on > imnon > *inmon > ‘to drink something’
sulod - an > sudlan
> *suldan > ‘to enter a place’
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
' : stress marker (The syllable after this marker is stressed.)
Comments
Bibliography
- Wolfenden, Elmer. 1971. Hiligaynon Reference Grammar. University of Hawaii Press, Manoa.