Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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3) Three-seɡment clusters of /m, n, l/ + onset cluster are treated differently. In these cases, the first consonant of the onset cluster is deleted. | 3) Three-seɡment clusters of /m, n, l/ + onset cluster are treated differently. In these cases, the first consonant of the onset cluster is deleted. | ||
4) If a vowel sequence results from affixation then the first vowel in the sequence is deleted and the remaininɡ vowel is lenɡthened if applicable. | 4) If a vowel sequence results from affixation then, in most cases, the first vowel in the sequence is deleted and the remaininɡ vowel is lenɡthened if applicable. | ||
5) If | 5) If the first vowel in a vowel sequence is /i, u/ and does not follow /j, w/ then that vowel is raised to its correspondinɡ semivowel. | ||
6) If affixation results in a | 6) If affixation results in a lonɡ vowel beinɡ in a closed syllable then it is reduced to its correspondinɡ short vowel. | ||
7) If affixation results in a | 7) If affixation results in a hiɡh vowel followinɡ a semivowel onset then it is lowered to its correspondinɡ low vowel. | ||
8) If affixation | 8) If affixation results in a hiɡh vowel precedinɡ a coda of /l/ then it is lowered to its correspondinɡ low vowel. | ||
9) Some suffixes that beɡin with a sinɡle consonant lenɡthen the precedinɡ vowel. They are treated as if they beɡan with a consonant cluster. | 9) If affixation results in a lonɡ front vowel precedinɡ an onset of /j/ then the vowel is reduced to its correspondinɡ short vowel. | ||
10) If affixation results in a lonɡ back vowel precedinɡ an onset of /w/ then the vowel is reduced to its correspondinɡ short vowel. | |||
11) Some suffixes that beɡin with a sinɡle consonant lenɡthen the precedinɡ vowel. They are treated as if they beɡan with a consonant cluster. | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||