[Lingtyp] L > N

[Mark Post]

Hi Sergey,

Not in word-initial position, but in Galo 1p and 2p plural pronouns shift irregularly *ŋo-lu / *no-lu > ŋunu / nunu. It seems to be a case of harmonisation with the initial nasal, as 3p *bu-lu is unaffected. Not sure if that’s at all relevant to what you’re looking for.

Mark

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Date: Saturday, 20 September 2025 at 10:47 pm
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Subject: [Lingtyp] L > N

Dear colleagues,
 Are you aware of a shift l- > n- affecting the onsets of grammatical morphemes, specifically in word-initial position?

Thank you very much!

Sergey


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