[Rgyalrong] Minyagic

[Guillaume Jacques]

In Japhug, labial harmony of ɯ and ɤ is pervasive before u and o (but in my
transcriptions I represent the underlying non-harmonized form, thus ɣɤʑu
instead of [ɣoʑu], as vowel harmony is not obligatory). /ɤ/ also harmonizes
with /a/ in closed-syllable verbs in ɤC followed by the 1SG suffix -a (mtɤm
> mtam-a); in other contexts we have no vowel harmony (and minimal pairs
like tɤ-ma "mother (honorific)" vs ta-ma "work".
I wonder what we have in other Rgyalrongic languages -- list members are
encouraged to present examples from the languages they work on.

Guillaume

2016-10-22 18:31 GMT+02:00 云帆赖 <canonnier at gmail.com>:

> In terms of phonology, there is only one case of vowel harmony in Wobzi
> Khroskyabs, as far as I know.
>
> The compound form of the negative prefix mæ- becomes mɑ- when the inverse
> is present:
>
> rə-mæ-və̂
> ipfv-neg-go
> 'He is not going'
>
> r-u-mɑ-dzî
> ipfv-inv-neg-eat
> 'He doesn't eat'
>
> Regards,
>
>
> 2016-10-22 17:19 GMT+02:00 Guillaume Jacques <rgyalrongskad at gmail.com>:
>
>> Dear Jesse,
>>
>> I cannot think right now of an article specifically discussing this issue
>> in any Rgyalrongic language, though various publications have mentioned
>> vowel harmony. For northern Rma, there is the following article:
>>
>> http://www.persee.fr/doc/clao_0153-3320_2007_num_36_2_1838
>>
>>
>>
>> 2016-10-22 2:46 GMT+02:00 Jesse Gates <jesse_gates at sil.org>:
>>
>>> Hi fellow Rgyalrongologists,
>>>
>>> Quick question: are there any published papers that focus focus
>>> exclusively on analyzing the vowel harmony system of a Rgyalrongic language?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jesse
>>>
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>> Guillaume Jacques
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