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<h4>Phonation | <h4>Phonation Spreading</h4> | ||
However, if the noun has a floating phonation, this will spread onto the prefix, and often cause a vowel change in it as well (see the table in the phonology section for a list of changes) e.g. | However, if the noun has a floating phonation, this will spread onto the prefix, and often cause a vowel change in it as well (see the table in the phonology section for a list of changes) e.g. | ||
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Antarctican | Antarctican | ||
distinguishes alienable and inalienable [[Linguistics:Possession|possession]]. Both are marked with prefixes on the possessed noun. These are wiey- for alienable possession and nu- for inalienable possession (the possessor always takes the absolutive case): | distinguishes alienable and inalienable [[Linguistics:Possession|possession]]. Both are marked with prefixes on the possessed noun. These are wiey- for alienable possession and nu- for inalienable possession (the possessor always takes the absolutive case). Note that floating phonation affects these prefixes in the same way as any other: | ||
kùeròetùu /kɨɦʁɜɦtuɦː/ - bone, absolutive | `kùeròetùu /kɨɦʁɜɦtuɦː/ - bone, absolutive | ||
yini /jini/ - dog, absolutive | yini /jini/ - dog, absolutive | ||
`weykùeròetùu yini /wɘiɦkɨɦʁɜɦtuɦː jini/ - the | |||
dog’s bone, absolutive, alienable (i.e. the one that it eats, buries etc.) | dog’s bone, absolutive, alienable (i.e. the one that it eats, buries etc.) | ||
`nùkùeròetùu yini /nuɦkɨɦʁɜɦtuɦː jini/ - the dog’s bone, | |||
absolutive, inalienable (i.e. the one that is a part of it) | absolutive, inalienable (i.e. the one that is a part of it) | ||
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/ʔɛːχaːɴ/ - food, absolutive | /ʔɛːχaːɴ/ - food, absolutive | ||
wiey-aaehaan yini /weiʔɛːχaːɴ jini/ - dog food, | |||
absolutive | absolutive | ||
<h3>Reciprocal Possession</h3> | <h3>Reciprocal Possession</h3> | ||
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kúowntátu /kouɴʔtaʔtu/ – acquaintance, absolutive | 'kúowntátu /kouɴʔtaʔtu/ – acquaintance, absolutive | ||
kúokúowntátu /koʔkouɴʔtaʔtu/– acquaintances (of each other), absolutive | 'kúokúowntátu /koʔkouɴʔtaʔtu/– acquaintances (of each other), absolutive | ||
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The | The voicing of the vowel of the reduplication is determined by what floating phonation the noun has e.g. | ||
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rùy /ʁuiɦ/- rival, absolutive | `rùy /ʁuiɦ/- rival, absolutive | ||
myùerùy /mʲɨɦʁuiɦ/ - my rival, absolutive | `myùerùy /mʲɨɦʁuiɦ/ - my rival, absolutive | ||
rùrùy /ʁuɦʁuiɦ/ - rivals (of each other), absolutive | `rùrùy /ʁuɦʁuiɦ/ - rivals (of each other), absolutive | ||
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fiwùerèn /fiwɨɦʀɘɴɦ/ - friends (of each other), absolutive | fiwùerèn /fiwɨɦʀɘɴɦ/ - friends (of each other), absolutive | ||
These arise from when the first vowel has breathy or tense voice, but the first consonant is underlyingly a voiced | These arise from when the first vowel has breathy or tense voice, but the first consonant is underlyingly a voiced obstruent or a prestopped nasal. These can only occur before modally voiced vowels, and are thus modified before the vowel with breathy or tense voice. But if word has floating modal phonation, then the vowel there will have modal voice and the underlying consonant will surface there. | ||
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