Dialects of Rokadong: Difference between revisions

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===Disyllabic reduction===

Dialects with this sound change are characterized by removing the vowel of the sequence /CVCV/ for at least one consonant. This usually requires that the two consonants differ in only voicing, though the second consonant has to be voiceless if they do differ in voicing - that is, ''{{term|ruvafukar}}'' will simplify from /ˌɾuvafuˈkaɾ/ to /ˈɾufːukaɾ/, but ''{{nakagara}}'' does not simplify from /ˈnakagaɾa/. Generally, the two vowels have to also be the same, though /a/ from or pronounced like historic /ə/ can also be the first vowel, as seen in the ''ruvafukar'' example. Note that generally this cluster is not reduced at the beginning of a word, though in some dialects the first V is instead epenthesized with the first C. Either way, the result is a geminate consonant /(V)CːV/.

Dialects with this sound change are characterized by removing the vowel of the sequence /CVCV/ for at least one consonant. This usually requires that the two consonants differ in only voicing, though the second consonant has to be voiceless if they do differ in voicing - that is, ''{{term|ruvafukar}}'' will simplify from /ˌɾuvafuˈkaɾ/ to /ˈɾufːukaɾ/, but ''{{term|nakagara}}'' does not simplify from /ˈnakagaɾa/. Generally, the two vowels have to also be the same, though /a/ from or pronounced like historic /ə/ can also be the first vowel, as seen in the ''ruvafukar'' example. Note that generally this cluster is not reduced at the beginning of a word, though in some dialects the first V is instead epenthesized with the first C. Either way, the result is a geminate consonant /(V)CːV/.

However, Lerabteláh is unique in three ways:

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In some dialects, such as Ahotélah Rokadong, /jV/ and /i/ both cause ''íkon'', and the effect is more pronounced. For example: in Ahotélah Rokadong, /j/ is absorbed for all non-labial consonants.

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 ===Disyllabic reduction===
-Dialects with this sound change are characterized by removing the vowel of the sequence /CVCV/ for at least one consonant. This usually requires that the two consonants differ in only voicing, though the second consonant has to be voiceless if they do differ in voicing - that is, ''{{term|ruvafukar}}'' will simplify from /ˌɾuvafuˈkaɾ/ to /ˈɾufːukaɾ/, but ''{{nakagara}}'' does not simplify from /ˈnakagaɾa/. Generally, the two vowels have to also be the same, though /a/ from or pronounced like historic /ə/ can also be the first vowel, as seen in the ''ruvafukar'' example. Note that generally this cluster is not reduced at the beginning of a word, though in some dialects the first V is instead epenthesized with the first C. Either way, the result is a geminate consonant /(V)CːV/.
+Dialects with this sound change are characterized by removing the vowel of the sequence /CVCV/ for at least one consonant. This usually requires that the two consonants differ in only voicing, though the second consonant has to be voiceless if they do differ in voicing - that is, ''{{term|ruvafukar}}'' will simplify from /ˌɾuvafuˈkaɾ/ to /ˈɾufːukaɾ/, but ''{{term|nakagara}}'' does not simplify from /ˈnakagaɾa/. Generally, the two vowels have to also be the same, though /a/ from or pronounced like historic /ə/ can also be the first vowel, as seen in the ''ruvafukar'' example. Note that generally this cluster is not reduced at the beginning of a word, though in some dialects the first V is instead epenthesized with the first C. Either way, the result is a geminate consonant /(V)CːV/.
 However, Lerabteláh is unique in three ways:
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 In some dialects, such as Ahotélah Rokadong, /jV/ and /i/ both cause ''íkon'', and the effect is more pronounced. For example: in Ahotélah Rokadong, /j/ is absorbed for all non-labial consonants.
-[[Category:Rokadong]]
+[[Category:Rokadong language]]