HILIGANYON
(Central Philippines; Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian)		 For more information about metathesis in this language, click on the following links:
Summary:
When the loss of an unstressed vowel in the stem-final syllable brings two consonants together, these consonants may undergo metathesis.
Examples
Conditions
Motivation
Related info
Comments
References
Examples:
(See Comments for key to special characters used.)
a. nm --> mn
inom - on imnon *inmon ‘to drink something’
tanom - an tamnan *tanman ‘to plant a field’

b. ld --> dl 
sulod - an sudlan *suldan ‘to enter a place’ 

c. ls --> sl
qilis - an qislan *qilsan ‘to change a thing’ 
balos - an baslan *balsan  ‘to repay’ 

Conditions:
The loss of the vowel in the stem-final syllable triggered by suffixation conditions metathesis.
inom - on imnon *inmon ‘to drink something’ 
sulod - an  sudlan *suldan  ‘to enter a place’
Motivation:
No information currently available.
Related info:
When certain roots are suffixed and the stress shifts to the left, the vowel formerly carrying the stress is lost.
sa'kit  +  -an  'saktan  ‘to hurt someone’
la'gas +  -on 'lagson  ‘chase’
Comments:
Special Symbols:
': stress marker (The syllable after this marker is stressed.)

Last updated: 2/20/2001 (EVH)
References:
  • Wolfenden, Elmer.  1971.  Hiligaynon Reference Grammar.  University of Hawaii Press, Manoa.
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