Quechua (Incahuasi)
- Language Family
- Quechuan
- Subgroup
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- Area
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Summary
CVC syllables in Incahuasi Quechua are rearranged as CCV on the surface. This happens to roots, suffixes, across morphemes, and to loans as well.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CV | Both/unknown | Obligatory | Adjacent | Root-internal |
Case types and qualities
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- CV
-
- C:
- Any
- V:
- Any
Examples
Roots
yawar → yawra 'blood'
mushux → mushxu 'new'
allax → allxa 'morning'
Suffixs
-achik → -achki 1st. pl. incl. suffix
-pax → -pxa 'by, for'
-pis → -psi 'also'
Across morphemes
muna-x-kuna → munxakuna 'those who want'
ana-x → amxa 'on'
watu-ku-x → watukxox 'visit for something'
Loans
abas → absa 'broad beans'
ajos → axju 'it'
arroz → arso 'rice'
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
Comments
Bibliography
- Shaver, Dwight and Gwynne Shaver 1989. Un bosquejo de la metatesis en el Quechua de Incahuasi. Lima, Peru: Instituto Linguistico de Verano y el Ministeriao de Educacion.