AYMARA 
(Peru; Aymaran)		 For more information about metathesis in this language, click on the following links:
Summary:
Roots with /l/, /r/ or /n/ followed by /w/ have alternate pronunciations which involve the process of metathesis.
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Examples:
(See Comments for key to special characters used.)
cilwi     ~ ciwli 'baby chick'
k'anwa    ~ k'awna  'egg'
pirwa    ~ piwra 'bin'
Conditions:
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Motivation:
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Additional information:
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Comments:
Special Symbols:
c  = voiceless palatal affricate
k' = glottalized voiceless velar stop

Last updated: 2/3/2001
References:
  • Davidson, Joseph Orville Jr. 1977. A Contrastive Study of the Grammatical Structures of Aymara and Cuzco Kechua. Ph. D. dissertation. University of California, Berkeley.
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