Sardinian (Campidenese)
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Italic, Romance
- Area
- —
Summary
Many metathesized variants are in free variation, and some words show metathesis relative to other Romance varieties.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CC/CV | Both/unknown | Optional | Both | Root-internal |
Case types and qualities
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- CC/CV
-
- C:
- Rhotic
- C:
- Lateral
- V:
- Any
Examples
'prok:u ~ 'porku
'prup:a ~ 'purpa
'traðu ~ 'tarðu
'mratsu ~ martu
sru'eʒu ~ su'erdʒu
gru'ven:u ~ guvernu
'ɛβra ~ 'ɛlva cf. s'rɛβa ~ s'ɛrva
'oʒru ~ 'ordʒu cf. s'roʒu ~ s'ordʒu
'laðru ~ 'larðu
'saðru ~ 'sarðu
'laɣru ~ 'larɣu
'pɔt:a ~ 'pɔrta
'ot:u ~ 'ortu
dro'm:ire 'dormir'
fro'm:iʒa 'fourmi'
'pram:a 'plamier'
Conditions
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Motivations
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Symbols
Comments
Bibliography
- Molinu, Lucia. 1998. La syllabe en Sarde. Ph.D. dissertation. Universite Stendhal.