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*Semivowel dissimilation | *Semivowel dissimilation | ||
: final /w/ becomes [kʰ] when followed by another word containing /w/ in the onset. E.g. /ʔjow ʕwan/ → [ʔjokʰ‿ʕwan] | : final /w/ becomes [kʰ] when followed by another word containing /w/ in the onset. E.g. /ʔjow ʕwan/ → [ʔjokʰ‿ʕwan] | ||
===aphaeresis=== | |||
vowels occurring in positions with little stress might be reduced or deleted, e.g. /sanatakkʰa/ → [sənatakkʰa] / [snatakkʰa] | |||
==prasadī== | ==prasadī== | ||
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e.g. ''ʾikh ħwanta natakkha'' 'I hold that great valley' (Lit. 'that great valley hold') | e.g. ''ʾikh ħwanta natakkha'' 'I hold that great valley' (Lit. 'that great valley hold') | ||
====suffix==== | |||
=====y-suffix===== | |||
The y-affix represents the conflation of the categories: non-present, non-past, unrealised, counterfactual, atelic, which we denote {{sc|unreal}}. | |||
The affix will be infixed when it is so possible (glide position not occupied), else it will realise as -ay | |||
e.g. ''takʰ'' + ''-y'' > ''taykʰ-'' but ''sawʕ'' + ''y'' > ''sawʕay'' | |||
====prefix verb extension==== | ====prefix verb extension==== | ||
=====s-prefix===== | =====s-prefix===== | ||