Kambata
- Language Family
- Afro-Asiatic
- Subgroup
- Cushitic
- Area
- —
Summary
Suffix-initial nasal undergoes metathesis with a preceding obstruent, and subsequently undergoes place assimilation.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CC | Synchronic | Obligatory | Adjacent | Across morpheme boundaries |
Case types and qualities
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Stop
- C1:
- Fricative
- C2:
- Nasal
Examples
it-ne:mmi → inte:mmi 'we have eaten'
t'u:d-na:mmi → t'u:nda:mmi 'we will see'
sok-ne:mmi → soŋke:mmi 'we have sent'
hab-no:mmi → hambo:mmi 'we forgot'
Conditions
The metathesis takes place across morpheme boundaries when there is a preceding obstruent and a suffix-initial nasal.
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
Comments
See also entries of Hadiyya, Sidamo for similar processes.
Bibliography
Buckley, Eugene. 2011. Metathesis. In The Blackwell companion to phonology. Vol. 3, Phonological processes. Edited by Marc van Oostendorp, Colin J. Ewen, Elizabeth Hume, and Keren Rice. Blackwell Companions to Linguistics Series. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 9781405184236