Suba-Simbiti Orthography Statement
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Issue Date:
2011-11-07
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Abstract:
expanded Suba-Simbiti orthography statement from previously published ortho sketch
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Draft (posted 'as is' without peer review)
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction 4
1.1 Classification .. 4
1.2 Data 4
1.3 Dialects ... 4
1.4 Format and purpose of this orthography sketch .. 5
2. Phonology .. 5
2.1 Vowels 5
2.1.1 Vowel Length .. 6
2.1.2 Vowel Length in Conditioned Environments ... 8
2.2 Consonants .. 8
2.2.1 Palatalization ...10
2.2.2 Labialization ...11
2.2.3 Prenasalization 11
2.3 Tone ...12
3. Morphophonology 13
3.1 Vowels ...13
3.1.1 Vowel Harmony Processes .14
3.1.2 Elision .19
3.1.3 Desyllabification and Assimilation..19
3.2 Consonants .21
4. Word Boundaries .. 22
4.1 Copula ...22
4.2 Locatives 23
4.3 Associatives ...24
4.4 Conjunction24
4.5 Negative clitics ..25
5. Conclusions .. 26
Appendix A: Suba-Simbiti Noun Class Chart .. 27
Appendix B: Noun Class Pairings ... 29
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Tanzania
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Entry Number:
42978