CLALLAM
(Washington, northeastern Olympic Peninsula; Salishan, Straits)		 For more information about metathesis in this language, click on the following links:
Summary:
Many roots show metathesis in aspectual opposition.
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Examples:
(See Comments for key to special characters used.)
Nonactual Actual
qq'í  qíq'-  'tie up'
pk'wE'-  pE'k'w-  'smoke'
Conditions:
No information currently available.
Motivation:
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Additional information:
No information currently available.
Comments:
Special Symbols:
q'    =  glottalized voiceless uvular stop
k'w  = glottalized voiceless labio-velar stop
E     = mid central vowel ('schwa')
E'    = mid central vowel with primary stress

Last updated: 11/27/2000
References:
  • Laurence, G. & M. Terry Thompson. 1971. Clallam: A Preview. Studies in American Indian Languages. University of California Publications in Linguistics. Berkeley: University of California Press. No. 65. 251-294.
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