Mikasuki
- Language Family
- Muskogean
- Subgroup
- —
- Area
- —
Summary
CV person prefix forms occur before nouns beginning in consonants and VC person prefix forms occur before nouns beginning in vowels.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CV | Synchronic | Obligatory | Adjacent | Prefix |
Case types and qualities
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- CV
-
- C:
- Bilabial stop
- C:
- Alveo-palatal fricative
- V:
- High front
- V:
- Mid back
- V:
- Low central
Examples
/acç-oçta:p-i/ ---> 'my lower leg' ---> /cça-cçonoçb-i/ ---> 'my heart'
/icç-oçta:p-i/ ---> 'your lower leg' ---> /cçi-cçonoçb-i/ ---> 'your heart'
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
cç = voiceless palatal affricate
ç = voiceless palatal fricative
Comments
Bibliography
- Derrick-Mescua, Mary Tyler. 1980. A Phonology and Morphology of Mikasuki. PhD. dissertation. University of Florida.
- West, John David. 1962. The Phonology of Mikasuki. Studies in Linguistics. Vol. 16. Nos. 3-4. 77-91.