Ririo
- Language Family
- Austronesian
- Subgroup
- Malayo-Polynesian
- Area
- Solomon Islands
Summary
Many Babatana words have cognates in Ririo that show root-final CV metathesis. Note that some adjacent vowel pairs after metathesis also undergo coalescence.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CV | Diachronic | Obligatory | Adjacent | Root-internal, root-final |
Case types and qualities
-
- CV
-
- C:
- Any
- V:
- Any
Examples
Comparison of Babatana and Ririo forms
pade ~ pèd 'house'
saqi ~ sèq 'bear young'
vato ~ vòt 'manner'
kasu ~ kòs 'areca nut'
qela ~ qial 'cry'
piru ~ piur 'wild'
rota ~ ruat 'vein'
bose ~ bues 'man'
vumi ~ vuim 'beard'
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
Comments
Bibliography
- Laycock, Don 1982. Metathesis in Austronesian: Ririo and other cases. Pacific Linguistics C-74:269-81.