Lenakel
- Language Family
- Austronesian
- Subgroup
- Malayo-Polynesian, South Vanuatu
- Area
- —
Summary
Given a morpheme which ends in i or u which is followed by a morpheme beginning with he, hɨ, or ha, h metathesizes to a position preceding i or u.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CV | Synchronic | Obligatory | Adjacent | Across morpheme boundaries |
Case types and qualities
-
- CV
-
- C:
- Glide
- V:
- High
Examples
/ai-hapel/
/ahi-pel/
[ahíbəl]
'clean it (pl.)!'
/u-harɨg/
/hu-arɨg/
v
'close it (pl.)!'
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
w̥ = voiceless bilabial glide
á = stressed low central unrounded vowel
Comments
Bibliography
- Lynch, John. 1978. A grammar of Lenakel. Pacific Linguistics Series B 55.