Fusionality in Yoqaȟmi
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A brief overview of fusional phonotactics in Yohkamish
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[comments] yhmagglutinationagglutinatingpolysynthesispolysyntheticfusionfusionalsoundphonotacticssyllablesyllable structureconsonantsvowelsinflection Although Yohkamish is a primarily agglutinating language, its syllable structure oftentimes requires fusion at morpheme boundaries in order to rectify prohibited sequences and clusters which result from regular agglutination. Below is a list of the most commonly occurring disallowed sequences (notated with an asterisk), followed by their fusional realizations. For ease of transcription, these will be written using Yohkamish orthography.
*čt > št
*čk > šk
*čp > šp
*čw > šw
*kt > ȟt
*tk > tȟ
*kp > ȟp
*pk > pȟ
*ky > č
*ty > č
*tl > tɫ
*sl > ɫ
*kh > kȟ
*kk > ȟk
*tt > ts
Additionally, no two distinct vowels may occur in succession. The following examples demonstrate which vowels and vowel qualities take precedence:
á + ą = ą́
á + a = á
e + í = é
ú + ǫ + ǫ́
In general, V1 + V2 = V1, with whatever vowel quality adjustments, if any, are required. This system of vowel replacement/alteration proceeds from left to right, although certain roots and affixes have "inherent vowels" which take precedence over any preceding or successive vowels. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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