Koshin
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Area
- —
Summary
The class 4 a prefix *í- undergoes metathesis and palatalizes the following consonant. In the case of class 3/4 nouns, it creates coronal affricates.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CV | Diachronic | Obligatory | Adjacent | Between root and prefix |
Case types and qualities
-
- CV
-
- C:
- Any
- V:
- High front
Examples
Singular (cl. 3) Plural (cl. 4)
k͜pə̄n t͜sə̄n 'firewood'
g͜bɨ́ŋ̀ d͜zɨ́ŋ̀ 'root, vein'
The coronal affricates come from historical *í-C-w sequences.
Conditions
This is an interaction between historical class 4 *í- prefix and class 3 *-w- infix.
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
Comments
Bibliography
Blevins, Juliette, and Andrew Garrett. 1998. The origins of consonant-vowel metathesis. Language 74.3 (September): 508–556. doi:10.2307/417792