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*Medially, /ɾ l n/ before any consonant except themselves
*Medially, /ɾ l n/ before any consonant except themselves
*Medially, /ɸ s x/ before plosives with same PoA
*Medially, /ɸ s x/ before plosives with same PoA
==Synatx==
===Constructions===
====Relatives====
;Subject
:[late come-{{sc|pst|}} girl-{{sc|agt]-agt}} teacher-{{sc|pat}} at;{{sc|appl}} yell-{{sc|pst}}
:"The girl [who came late] yelled at the teacher."
;Object
:I-{{sc|agt}} rose-{{sc|pat}} [see-{{sc|pst}} Kate-{{sc|agt}} girl-{{sc|pat}}]-{{sc|dat}} give-{{sc|pst}}
:"I gave a rose to the girl [that Kate saw]."
;Indirect object
:John-{{sc|agt}} [to write-{{sc|pst}} I-{{sc|agt}} letter-{{sc|pat}} girl-{{sc|dat}}]-{{sc|pat}} know
:"John knows the girl [I wrote a letter to]."
;Oblique
:I-{{sc|agt}} [hit-{{sc|pst}} robbers-{{sc|agt}} john-{{sc|gen}} head-{{sc|pat}} rock-{{sc|ins}}]-{{sc|pat}} find-{{sc|pst}}
:"I found the rock [which the robbers had hit John over the head with]."
;Genitive
:[dead-{{sc|pst}} father-{{sc|pat}}]-{{sc|gen}} girl-{{sc|agt}} I-{{sc|pat}} she-{{sc|agt}} sad to say-{{sc|pst}}
:"The girl [whose father died] told me she was sad."

Revision as of 03:34, 20 September 2015

Phonology

Consonants

Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive Fortis p t k
Lenis b d g
Nasal n
Fricative ɸ s x
Approximant j w
Lateral Approximant l
Tap or Flap ɾ

Vowels

Front Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a ɒ

Phonotactics

Syllable structure

C1 (C2) (C3) V (C4) (C5)

Onset

  • Any consonant
  • Any plosive + /ɾ/
  • Any fricative + /l/
  • Any consonant except approximants + /j/
  • Any plosive + /r/ + /j/
  • Any fricative + /l/ + /j/

Nucleus

  • Any vowel

Coda

  • Word finally, any consonant except approximants
  • Word finally, /r/ + any plosive
  • Word finally, /l/ + any fricative
  • Medially, /ɾ l n/ before any consonant except themselves
  • Medially, /ɸ s x/ before plosives with same PoA

Synatx

Constructions

Relatives

Subject
[late come-pst girl-agt]-agt teacher-pat at;appl yell-pst
"The girl [who came late] yelled at the teacher."
Object
I-agt rose-pat [see-pst Kate-agt girl-pat]-dat give-pst
"I gave a rose to the girl [that Kate saw]."
Indirect object
John-agt [to write-pst I-agt letter-pat girl-dat]-pat know
"John knows the girl [I wrote a letter to]."
Oblique
I-agt [hit-pst robbers-agt john-gen head-pat rock-ins]-pat find-pst
"I found the rock [which the robbers had hit John over the head with]."
Genitive
[dead-pst father-pat]-gen girl-agt I-pat she-agt sad to say-pst
"The girl [whose father died] told me she was sad."