[Lexicog] power of nasal consonant

[Mike Cahill Mike_Cahill@sil.org [lexicographylist]]

Another example, briefly, from Konni of Ghana, again affecting /r/:

/gim-ri/ à [ginni]  ‘sparrow-the’  (cf. /daa-ri/ à [daari] ‘day-the’)



I’m sure there are more around the world!



Mike



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Hanjabam Surmango Shama:



In response to your question:  can a nasal consonant affect a oral
consonant as the later becomes a nasal?



Yes, a nasal vowel followed by the consonant “r” naturally affects it to
sound as an “n.”   Further, a nasal vowel will affect a succeeding vowel to
sound as a nasual.



In Báxoje Jiwére language (Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska), a Siouan language:

-- rúmi (buy s.t.) ~ hin*númi*wi  (we buy it)  [hin-...wi (we) + rúmi (buy)

-- Where two vowels are separated by “h, w, y, or glottal stop (^)”
nasalization goes across both vowels.  Note:

    pahí (sharp) > pahínhin (thorn);

    yán (sleep)  >  ayán ~ anyán (bed; lay on)

    ki^ín (gamble) > kin^ín (gamble; try)





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Dear All,



I invite your suggestions to the point at which I am curious is -- can a
nasal consonant affect a oral consonant as the later becomes a nasal?



thanks

surmangol



--------------------------------- Hanjabam Surmangol Sharma Department of
Linguistics Manipur University, Canchipur Imphal 795 003 MANIPUR





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