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k͡xʰ, g͡ɣ > qʰ, ɢ
k͡xʰ, g͡ɣ > qʰ, ɢ
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m, p’, pʰ, b, p͡fʰ , b͡v, β̞, w, f, v
m, p’, pʰ, b, p͡fʰ , b͡v, β̞, w, f, v
n, t’, tʰ, d, t͡s’, t͡sʰ, d͡z, s, z, t͡ɬ’, t͡ɬʰ, d͡ɮ, l, ɬ, ɮ
n, t’, tʰ, d, t͡s’, t͡sʰ, d͡z, s, z, t͡ɬ’, t͡ɬʰ, d͡ɮ, l, ɬ, ɮ
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ɬ, ɮ > ʃ, ʒ (dialectal θ͇, ð͇)
ɬ, ɮ > ʃ, ʒ (dialectal θ͇, ð͇)


ɰ > ŋ / always / _Vɰ + sporadic
ɰ > ŋ / always / ɰV_ + sporadic


qʰ, ɢ > χ, ʁ
qʰ, ɢ > χ, ʁ


Kw > Kʷ (where K = kʼ, kʰ, ɡ, ŋ, χ, ʁ, x, ɣ, m)
Kw > Kʷ (where K = kʼ, kʰ, ɡ, ŋ, χ, ʁ, x, ɣ)


β̞ w, ʔw> w
β̞ w, ɰw> w


β̞  > w
β̞  > w


χ, ʁ  > ħ, ʕ
mw > mʷ / in grammatical prefixes
 
χ, ʁ  > ħ, ʕ (this does not affect the labialized equivalents)


x(ʷ), ɣ(ʷ) > χ(ʷ), ʁ(ʷ)
x(ʷ), ɣ(ʷ) > χ(ʷ), ʁ(ʷ)

Revision as of 05:09, 21 September 2017

Kola (Native: ጅቆለ /d͡ʒɨkʼolə/, Latin script: Jïqolä) is a Bantu language spoken by the Kola people .

Introduction

Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal/
Postalveolar
Velar Pharyngeal Glottal
plain labialized plain labialized
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ
Stop ejective (ʈʼ)1 kʷʼ
aspirated (ʈʰ)1 kʷʰ ʔ
voiced b d (ɖ)1 ɡ ɡʷ
Affricate ejective t͡sʼ t͡ʃʼ
aspirated t͡ʃʰ
voiced d͡ʒ
Fricative voiceless f s (ʂ)1 ʃ χ χʷ ħ h
voiced v z (ʐ)1 (ʒ)2 ʁ ʁʷ ʕ
Approximant/Liquid l r j w

Notes:

1 The "retroflex" consonants /ʈʼ, ʈʰ, ɖ, ʂ, ʐ/ are not truly retroflex but rather apical alveolar or post-alveolar. They occur dialectally and correspond to standard /t͡ʃʼ, t͡ʃʰ, d͡ʒ, ʃ, d͡ʒ/ respectively.

2 The distinction between /d͡ʒ/ and /ʒ/ has been lost in the standard language (where they occur in free variation), but is still present in some dialects.

Vowels

Vowel phonemes
  Front Central Back
High i ɨ u
Mid e ə o
Low a

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

The maximum allowed syllable structure is CVCC word-finally and CVC otherwise. Consonant clusters with more than two consonants are broken up by inserting the epenthetic vowel /ɨ/. /ɨ/ is also added (in speech only) after a word-final consonant cluster when the following word begins in a vowel.

Vowels cannot occur in hiatus. When this would happen, they are separated with epenthetic consonants such as /j/, /w/, or /ʔ/.

Morphophonology

Sandhi

Consonant Mutations

Spirantization:

p’, pʰ > f

b, w . v

t’, tʰ, t͡s’ > s

d, l, r > z

t͡ʃ’, t͡ʃʰ > ʃ

(d͡ʒ > ʒ)

(t͇’, t͇ʰ, d͇ > θ͇, θ͇, ð͇)

k’, kʰ, g > χ, ħ, ʕ

ŋ, ʔ > ʁ

Nasalization:

p’, t’, (t͇’), t͡s’, t͡ʃ’, k(ʷ)’ > pʰ, tʰ, (t͇ʰ), s, t͡ʃʰ, k(ʷ)ʰ

w, j > b, d͡ʒ

l, r > d

ŋ(ʷ), ʔ > g(ʷ)

χ, ʁ > ħ, ʕ

Ø > ɲ / _V

Palatalization:

ŋ, ʔ > j

k’, kʰ > t͡ʃ’, t͡ʃʰ

χ, ħ, h > ʃ

g, ʁ, ʕ > d͡ʒ, (ʒ, ʒ)

Labialization:

ŋ, ʔ, k’, kʰ, g > ŋʷ, w, kʷ’, kʷʰ, gʷ

χ, ħ, h > χʷ

ʁ, ʕ > ʁʷ

Historical Phonology

Grand master plan for Kola (ጅቆለ)

(Proto-Bantu reconstruction taken from Wikipedia.[1] To avoid confusion, Proto-Bantu *j is written ɟ)

ɟ > Ø / V_a, ɲ_a

ɟ > Ø / (i/ɪ)_ (i/ɪ)

p, b > p͡f, b͡v / _i, _u

t, d > t͡s, d͡z / _i, _u

c, ɟ > c͡ç, ɟ͡ʝ / _i, _u

k, g > k͡x, g͡ɣ / _i, _u

ɪ, ʊ > i, u

i, e, u, o > j, j, w, w (transfers high tone to following vowel) / _V

V́, VV > V: (VV = doubled vowel)

ie, ei > e:

uo, ou > o:

ai, ae, au, ao > e:, e:, o:, o:

b, d, ɟ, g > β̞, l, j, ɰ / not preceded by nasal

p͡f, b͡v > f, v / not preceded by nasal

t͡s, d͡z > s, z / not preceded by nasal

c͡ç, ɟ͡ʝ > ç, ʝ / not preceded by nasal

k͡x, g͡ɣ > x, ɣ / not preceded by nasal

c, ɟ > t͡s, d͡z / _a(:)

c, ɟ > t͡ɬ, d͡ɮ / _o(:), _u(:)

c, ɟ > t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ / _e(:), _i(:)

[-voiced +prenasalized +stop/affricate ] > [-prenasalized +aspirated] (i.e. mp, nt, etc > pʰ, tʰ, etc for all voiceless stops and affricates)

[-voiced -aspirated +stop/affricate ] > [+voiced] / in grammatical morphemes

[-voiced -aspirated +stop/affricate] > [+ejective] / otherwise

[+voiced +prenasalized +stop/affricate] > [-prenasalized] / #_, V:_ (i.e. mb, nd, etc > b, d, etc)

[+voiced +prenasalized +stop/affricate] > [-prenasalized +geminate] / V_

NN > N / #_, V:_

velar > palatal / before front vowel

c͡ç’, c͡çʰ, ɟ͡ʝ > t͡ʃ’, t͡ʃʰ, d͡ʒ

c’, cʰ, ɟ > t͡ʃ’, t͡ʃʰ, d͡ʒ

ç, ʝ > ʃ, ʒ

k͡xʰ, g͡ɣ > qʰ, ɢ

p͡fʰ, b͡v > f, v

t͡sʰ, d͡z > s, z

t͡ɬ’, t͡ɬʰ, d͡ɮ > t͡ʃ’, t͡ʃʰ, d͡ʒ (dialectal t͇’, t͇ʰ, d͇, with t’, tʰ, d being dental)

ɬ, ɮ > ʃ, ʒ (dialectal θ͇, ð͇)

ɰ > ŋ / always / ɰV_ + sporadic

qʰ, ɢ > χ, ʁ

Kw > Kʷ (where K = kʼ, kʰ, ɡ, ŋ, χ, ʁ, x, ɣ)

β̞ w, ɰw> w

β̞ > w

mw > mʷ / in grammatical prefixes

χ, ʁ > ħ, ʕ (this does not affect the labialized equivalents)

x(ʷ), ɣ(ʷ) > χ(ʷ), ʁ(ʷ)

ʒ > d͡ʒ (not in all dialects)

a, e, o > ə

a:, e:, o: > a, e, o

i, u > ɨ

i:, u: > i, u

wɨ, jɨ > u, i / _C

ɨ > Ø / _#, VC_C (starting from beginning of word) / disallowed by phonotactics

j > Ø / C_V

ɰ > ʔ

l > r / sporadic

χ, ħ > h / sporadic

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources