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For example, the combination of the past tense marker plus the genitive triggers voiced fortition and syncope with ''kilay'' "heart, interior" in the phrase (Tashunka's transcription) ''Junyé:ne glai haglev man ukanyen'' "I will enter your house and ruin you", i.e. ''junyé:ne glái << | For example, the combination of the past tense marker ''-hai-'' plus the genitive triggers voiced fortition and syncope with ''kilay'' "heart, interior" in the phrase (Tashunka's transcription) ''Junyé:ne glai haglev man ukanyen'' "I will enter your house and ruin you", i.e. ''junyé:ne glái << ju-la-<u>nai</u>-<u>na</u> kilay''. Moreover, the affix triggers sandhi processes in the third person affix ''-la-'', namely the simultaneous syncope of the fronting of /a/ to /ɛ:/ and assimilation and nasal palatalization of /l/ to /ɲ/, yielding the final realization of the pronominal affix to /ɲɛ:/ ''-nyé:''. | ||
If the future marker ''-nai-'' did not appear, the aforementioned sandhi would not be triggered. Instead, the result will be ''Julana <u>ki</u>lai haglev man ukanyen'' "I am entering your house to ruin you." | |||
Gemination[[Vadi#Footnotes |<sup>2</sup>]] occurs among a restricted set of consonants, particularly /k/, /n/, /l/ and /t/. Consonantal mutations occur, with evidence of both lenition and fortition. Metathesis also occurs with certain consonantal combinations, traceable to Minhast influence. | Gemination[[Vadi#Footnotes |<sup>2</sup>]] occurs among a restricted set of consonants, particularly /k/, /n/, /l/ and /t/. Consonantal mutations occur, with evidence of both lenition and fortition. Metathesis also occurs with certain consonantal combinations, traceable to Minhast influence. | ||