Kashmiri
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Indo-Aryan, Dardic
- Area
- —
Summary
Metathesis interacts with epenthesis to eliminate consonant clusters.
Metathesis takes place between non-adjacent consonants as a form of variation.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CV | Synchronic | Obligatory | Adjacent | Root-internal | |
| b. CC | Synchronic | Optional | Non-adjacent | Root-internal |
Case types and qualities
-
- CV
-
- C:
- Rhotic
- V:
- Any
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Any
- C2:
- Any
Examples
prazna:va:n → parzna:va:n → parzina:va:n 'to recognize'
ruva:ŋan ~ ruŋa:van 'tomato'
aldɪbadal ~ adlɪbadal 'one for the other'
imtiha:n ~ intiha:m 'examination'
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
Comments
Note that the authors seem to consider the second case of metathesis "a type of speech error" and "a common feature of child phonology".
Bibliography
Kak, Aadil A., Oveesa F. Panzoo, and Nazima Mehdi. 2008. Phonological Variation in Srinagar Variety of Kashmiri. Nepalese Linguistics 23: 116-25.