97
edits
Qasunattuuji: Difference between revisions
m
→Phonotactics
m (→Numerals) |
m (→Phonotactics) |
||
| Line 127: | Line 127: | ||
[ŋ] can only come at the beginning of a medial syllable after another [ŋ]. <br> | [ŋ] can only come at the beginning of a medial syllable after another [ŋ]. <br> | ||
If there is a long and a short vowel in sequence, and vice versa, for example [aːi], an epenthetic [ŋ] appears to break this hiatus, in this case, becoming [aːŋi]. <br> | If there is a long and a short vowel in sequence, and vice versa, for example [aːi], an epenthetic [ŋ] appears to break this hiatus, in this case, becoming [aːŋi]. <br> | ||
[t] and [b] become [ʐ] and [v], respectively between vowels (assibilation). <br> | [t] and [b] become [ʐ] and [v], respectively, between vowels (assibilation). <br> | ||
[k], [q] and [t] become [ŋ], [ʁ] and [n], respectively, before [n] <br> | [k], [q] and [t] become [ŋ], [ʁ] and [n], respectively, before [n] <br> | ||
Consonants can be geminated, but in this case, they should be pronounced as if there were two of them. | Consonants can be geminated, but in this case, they should be pronounced as if there were two of them. | ||