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====Phonological processes==== | |||
Tsan has a deceivingly shallow orthography, and it is important to note that there are a few consonantal processes that are not only commonplace in the language, but compulsory. | |||
=====Nasalisation===== | |||
The most common process is that of nasalisation of historical syllable final nasal stops, that is, '''m''' /m/ and '''n''' /n/. In the Tsan language, these phonemes have been completely lost in all but the word initial positions. As such, intervocalic nasal stops nasalise the preceding vowel, leaving a glottal stop in their place. The glottal stop is deleted in word final and pre-consonantal positions. | |||
{{gloss/indexable | |||
|phrase = kshin | |||
|IPA = /kɕin/ → [kɕẽ] | |||
| morphemes = kshin-∅ | |||
| gloss = long.N-3SG.PROX.HO | |||
| translation = It is long. | |||
| index = 1 | |||
}}{{gloss/indexable | |||
|phrase = transhi | |||
|IPA = /tranɕi/ → [tʀɑ̃ɕi] | |||
| morphemes = transhi-∅ | |||
| gloss = mouth.N-3SG.PROX.HO | |||
| translation = It is a mouth. | |||
| index = 2 | |||
}}{{gloss/indexable | |||
|phrase = wínda | |||
|IPA = /ɰiːntʼa/ → [ʝẽːtʼa] | |||
| morphemes = wínda-∅ | |||
| gloss = hearing.N-3SG.PROX.HO | |||
| translation = It is an ear. (''arch.'') | |||
| index = 3 | |||
}}{{gloss/indexable | |||
|phrase = ksuma | |||
|IPA = /ksuma/ → [ksũʔa] | |||
| morphemes = ksuma-∅ | |||
| gloss = belly.N-3SG.PROX.HO | |||
| translation = It is a belly. | |||
| index = 4 | |||
}} | |||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||