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Immediately after a monophthong with harsh voice, /t/ also lenites to /ɾ/. However, it also triggers a phonation shift on the vowel from harsh to glottalised e.g. the noun meaning "snare" is /n̥ḛ̀/ in Tone Class 2. It normally has harsh voice, but it combines with the secundative clitic to form /n̥èʔ=ɾá/, as in: | Immediately after a monophthong with harsh voice, /t/ also lenites to /ɾ/. However, it also triggers a phonation shift on the vowel from harsh to glottalised e.g. the noun meaning "snare" is /n̥ḛ̀/ in Tone Class 2. It normally has harsh voice, but it combines with the secundative clitic to form /n̥èʔ=ɾá/, as in: | ||
/ˈsʰíʔtà n̥ḛ̀=ɾá θú=gḭ̂p | /ˈsʰíʔtà n̥ḛ̀=ɾá dò̰k=gó θú=gḭ̂p/ | ||
guardian snare=SEC ANTIP=give | guardian snare=SEC dog=DAT ANTIP=give | ||
Literally "the guardian gave the snare to the dog", but "give a snare" could also be translated as "use a snare to catch". | Literally "the guardian gave the snare to the dog", but "give a snare" could also be translated as "use a snare to catch". | ||
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The /k/ here lenits to /h/ and triggers deaspiration in exactly the same way as /g/. However, if the monophthong had harsh voice, it changes to be glottalised e.g. from /n̥ḛ̀/ - "snare", if we add the locative clitic /-ka/, the result is /nèʔ=há/ - "at the snare". | The /k/ here lenits to /h/ and triggers deaspiration in exactly the same way as /g/. However, if the monophthong had harsh voice, it changes to be glottalised e.g. from /n̥ḛ̀/ - "snare", if we add the locative clitic /-ka/, the result is /nèʔ=há/ - "at the snare". | ||
====With Pronouns==== | ====With Pronouns==== |
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