ESTONIAN (SOUTHERN)
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Summary:
Diachronic
A sonorant plus 'h' sequence in Finnish appears as an 'h' plus sonorant sequence in Southern Estonian. 
Examples
Conditions
Motivation
Related processes
Comments
References
Examples:
(See Comments for key to special characters used.)
Finnish Southern Estonian Gloss
ja'uhan  jahvan  'I grind'
ka'rhu kahr  'bear'
va'nha vahn 'old'
Conditions:
In progress.
Motivation:
In progress.
Related processes:
In progress.
Comments:
Special Symbols:
V' = stressed vowel

Last updated: 3/18/2002
References:
  • Kiparsky, P. 1967. Sonorant clusters in Greek. Lg. 43. vol. 3. 619-35.
  • Semiloff-Zelasko, Holly. 1973. Glide Metatheses. OSUWPL 14. 66-76.
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