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(New page: Tamenahte (Tamenahte: '''Nawē Tamenahte''') is one of the most widely-spoken of the Ke:tic languages. It is a fairly isolating, ergative-dative language. == Phonology == '''Consonants'...) |
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Labial: <nowiki> /p m ɸ w/ <p m f w> </nowiki> | Labial: <nowiki> /p m ɸ w/ <p m f w> </nowiki> | ||
Dental/Alveloar: <nowiki> /t n θ s r/ <t n th s r> </nowiki> | Dental/Alveloar: <nowiki> /t n θ s r/ <t n th s r l> </nowiki> | ||
Palatal: <nowiki> /c j/ <c y> </nowiki> | Palatal: <nowiki> /c j/ <c y> </nowiki> | ||
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/i e a u i: e: a: u:/ <i e a u ī ē ā ū> | <nowiki> /i e a u i: e: a: u:/ <i e a u ī ē ā ū> </nowiki> | ||
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Tamenahte syllables follow a (C)V(C) structure - the vowel nucleus is the only compulsory element. Medially, the following consonant clusters occur: | Tamenahte syllables follow a (C)V(C) structure - the vowel nucleus is the only compulsory element. Medially, the following consonant clusters occur: | ||
/pt pk pn ps kt kp kn ks ts mp nt | /pt pk pn ps kt kp kn ks ts mp nt nc nk ns sp st sc sk sm sm hp ht hc hk rw ry/ | ||
Word-fianlly, only /m n t θ/ occur. | Word-fianlly, only /m n t θ/ occur. | ||
Revision as of 12:13, 9 March 2009
Tamenahte (Tamenahte: Nawē Tamenahte) is one of the most widely-spoken of the Ke:tic languages. It is a fairly isolating, ergative-dative language.
Phonology
Consonants
Labial: /p m ɸ w/ <p m f w>
Dental/Alveloar: /t n θ s r/ <t n th s r l>
Palatal: /c j/ <c y>
Velar: /k ŋ/ <k ŋ>
Glottal: /h/ <h>
Vowels
/i e a u i: e: a: u:/ <i e a u ī ē ā ū>
Syllable Structure
Tamenahte syllables follow a (C)V(C) structure - the vowel nucleus is the only compulsory element. Medially, the following consonant clusters occur:
/pt pk pn ps kt kp kn ks ts mp nt nc nk ns sp st sc sk sm sm hp ht hc hk rw ry/
Word-fianlly, only /m n t θ/ occur.
Stress
Stress in Tamenahte is non-phonemic, always falling on the penultimate syllable.
