Is Burunking/derivation

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Processes

  • Nasal assimilation (nb/p > mb/p)
  • Vowel affection
  • Epenthesis (rC > rVC)
  • Diphthong change
  • Lenition (p > f, s > x, z > h, ts > sh, tz > s, h > Ø)
  • Hiatus deletion
  • Palatalisation
  • Velarisation

Consonants

PBsq Syllable Initial + C Final
Palatal Velar
i j u w
p f x f
t t ch s
k k p
tz s sh s VVCVL s
ts sh iCVL sh
N ng m n, m ng
L y u i
R z rV z
b b
d d j z
g g b
z h x f
s x
n n ng n
l l y l
r r z r

Vowels

PBsq + Ca + Ci/u + ha + he + hi + ho + hu
a a e, o aa ai ei au ou
e e i ee ee ii eu yu
i i e i ee ye ii yo yu
o o u oo oi wi oo uu
u u o u wa we wi wo uu
ai ya yaya yaye yai yayo yayu
au wa wawa wawe wawi wawo wau
ei ye yeya yeye yei yeyo yeyu
eu yo yua yue yoi yoo you
oi we weya weye wei weyo weyu

Notes:

  • ii and uu are yi and wu word-initially.
  • wo becomes o word-initially or after a consonant