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== Morphophonology == | == Morphophonology == | ||
Ablaut and initial alternations are the | Ablaut and initial alternations are the main morphophonological processes that occur on the root. Initials may change with different "ablaut grades" of the nucleus vowel of the stem. | ||
2-way alternating roots: | 2-way alternating roots: | ||
* b p m -> by py my | * b p m -> by py my | ||
* d t t' n l -> jy cy cy' ny ly | * d t t' n l -> jy cy cy' ny ly | ||
* g k k' | * g k k' x gh -> jh ch ch' sh zh (at least in some roots?) | ||
* j c c' s z -> jy cy cy' sy zy | * j c c' s z -> jy cy cy' sy zy | ||
* {{2}} | * {{2}} w -> y y | ||
3-way alternating roots | 3-way alternating roots |
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