a question for linguists
idiez at MAC.COM
idiez at MAC.COM
Wed Jun 1 21:51:10 UTC 2005
Linguists of the list,
What is the name of the process in nahuatl whereby syllables are
deleted (resulting in a lengthening of the vowel in the preceded
syllable)?
Examples:
calihtic>caltic
nictlalih/nictlalihqui>nictlalqui
nitlamahuizohtinemi>nitlamahuiztinemi
John
John Sullivan, Ph.D.
Profesor de lengua y cultura nahua
Unidad Académica de Idiomas
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
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