PBase Pattern Viewer

Language
Afar
Type
Distribution
Pattern Description
condition /i/ allomorph of certain suffixes
Segments
p,t,k,i,u,e,ə,o
-voiced
-heightened_subglottal_pressure
-trill
xlingual (any)
-labial (C)
+lingual (any)
-labial (C)
+lingual (any)
-bilabial
-spread
-pharyngeal (C)
-pharyngeal (any)
-pharyngeal (C)
opharyngeal (any)
-strident (vs. mellow)
-pharyngeal (any)
-voiced_C
-voiced_obs
-spread
-spread
-spread
-glottal
+C-place
-glottal
-low
xC-place
-low
xC-place
-LONG
-LONG
-LONG
-LONG
-LONG
-LONG
-lax_V
-central
-low
-long
.open6
.open5
.open4
.open1
.open3
.open2
.open6
.open5
.open4
.open1
.open3
.open2
.open6
.open5
.open4
.open1
.open3
.open2
-nasal_stop
-nasal
-nasal
-nasal
-nasal
-nasal
-nasal
-nasal (vs. oral)
-labiovelar
-fricative
-labiodental
-strident
-strident
-strident
-strident
-strident
-liquid
-approximant
-vocalic_glide
-lateral
-lateral
-lateral
-lateral-approximant
-lateral
-pharyngeal
-palatal
-retroflex
-fricative,-central,-long,-voiced
-fricative,-long,-low,-voiced
Environment
-1
i,iː,e,eː
-voiced
+tense (vs. lax)
+distributed (any)
-anterior (any)
-anterior (any)
+distributed (any)
-anterior (C)
-anterior
nlateral
-coronal
-alveolar
-anterior
nlateral
+distributed (any)
-coronal
-anterior (any)
nanterior (C)
ndistributed (C)
-coronal (C)
-lingual (C)
-coronal (C)
nanterior (C)
ndistributed (C)
-lingual (C)
-heightened_subglottal_pressure
+approximant
-trill
-stop
+tense
+tense
-voiceless_stop
-obs_stop
+continuant
xlingual (any)
xcoronal (any)
-labial (any)
-interrupted (vs. continuant)
-labial (C)
+continuant
+continuant
+lingual (any)
+coronal (any)
ndelayed_primary_release
-labial
-labial (any)
+continuant
-labial (C)
+continuant
-grave (vs. acute)
+lingual (any)
+coronal (any)
olabial (any)
-bilabial
+voice
+voice
+voice
-voiceless
+voiced (vs. unvoiced)
+voice
-spread
+voice
-pharyngeal (C)
-pharyngeal (any)
-pharyngeal (C)
opharyngeal (any)
-strident (vs. mellow)
-pharyngeal (any)
-voiced_C
-voiced_obs
-spread
-spread
-spread
-glottal
+C-place
-glottal
-low
-compact
xC-place
-low
-dorsal (C)
xC-place
+sonorant
+sonorant
+sonorant
+sonorant
+sonorant
odorsal (any)
odorsal (V)
-dorsal (any)
-dorsal (V)
-dorsal (any)
-dorsal (V)
+tense_V
xlingual (V)
-anterior (V)
-lax_V
xV-place
-back_V
+distributed (V)
-central
+coronal (V)
+front
+ATR
+lingual (V)
+V-place
-back
+distributed (V)
+coronal (V)
-back
+ATR
+ATR
+lingual (V)
-anterior (V)
+distributed (V)
-low
olabial (V)
xcoronal (V)
opharyngeal (V)
+ATR
-k
.open6
.open5
.open4
.open1
.open3
.open2
.open6
.open5
.open4
.open1
.open3
.open2
.open6
.open5
.open4
.open1
.open3
.open2
-nasal_stop
-nasal
+approximant
-nasal
-nasal
-nasal
+vocalic
-nasal
+vocalic
-nasal
-nasal (vs. oral)
+approximant
+vocalic (vs. non-vocalic)
-labiovelar
-labial (V)
-labial (V)
-consonantal
-velar
-consonantal
-dorsal (C)
-consonantal (vs. non-consonantal)
npharyngeal (C)
ncoronal (C)
nlabial (C)
+vocoid
+vocalic
+vocoid
-pharyngeal (V)
+vocoid
-fricative
ndorsal (C)
xvocalic
xV-place
xvocalic
-rounded
-round_V
+unrounded
-back
-round
-round
-flat (vs. plain)
-labiodental
-strident
-strident
-strident
nlingual (C)
-strident
-strident
-liquid
-approximant
-vocalic_glide
+nonlow_front_V
-lateral
-lateral
-lateral
-lateral-approximant
-lateral
-consonant
+SYLLABIC
+vowel
ndistributed
-covered
+syllabic
+SYLLABIC
ndistributed
+syllabic
+SYLLABIC
+V
-pharyngeal
-palatal
-retroflex
-back,-covered
-back,ndistributed
+tense,-round
-back,+tense
-back,+syllabic
-back,+tense
+tense,-round
-labial,+tense
-back,ndistributed
-back,+ATR
-back,+syllabic
+ATR,-round
-labial,+ATR
-grave (vs. acute),+tense (vs. lax)
+distributed (any),.open5
+distributed (V),.open5
odorsal (V),.open5
olabial (V),.open5
-anterior (V),.open5
xcoronal (V),.open5
+distributed (any),.open6
+distributed (any),.open4
+distributed (any),.open1
+distributed (any),+SYLLABIC
+distributed (any),.open2
+distributed (any),.open3
+distributed (V),.open6
+distributed (V),.open4
+distributed (V),.open1
+distributed (V),+SYLLABIC
+distributed (V),.open2
+distributed (V),.open3
odorsal (V),.open6
odorsal (V),.open4
odorsal (V),.open1
odorsal (V),+SYLLABIC
odorsal (V),.open2
odorsal (V),.open3
olabial (V),.open6
-anterior (V),.open6
xcoronal (V),.open6
olabial (V),.open4
olabial (V),.open1
olabial (V),+SYLLABIC
olabial (V),.open2
olabial (V),.open3
-anterior (V),.open4
-anterior (V),.open1
-anterior (V),+SYLLABIC
-anterior (V),.open2
-anterior (V),.open3
xcoronal (V),.open4
-anterior (any),+SYLLABIC
xcoronal (V),.open1
xcoronal (V),+SYLLABIC
xcoronal (V),.open2
xcoronal (V),.open3
xcoronal (any),+SYLLABIC
+coronal (any),+SYLLABIC
+distributed (any),.open1
+distributed (V),.open1
+coronal (V),.open1
+distributed (any),+SYLLABIC
+distributed (V),+SYLLABIC
+coronal (V),+SYLLABIC
+distributed (any),.open2
+distributed (V),.open2
+coronal (V),.open2
+distributed (any),.open3
+distributed (V),.open3
+coronal (V),.open3
+distributed (any),.open6
+distributed (any),.open5
+distributed (any),.open4
+distributed (V),.open6
+distributed (V),.open5
+distributed (V),.open4
+coronal (V),.open6
+coronal (V),.open5
+coronal (V),.open4
-anterior (V),.open4
-anterior (V),.open1
-anterior (V),+SYLLABIC
-anterior (V),.open2
-anterior (V),.open6
-anterior (V),.open3
-anterior (V),.open5
-anterior (any),+SYLLABIC
+distributed (any),.open4
+distributed (any),.open1
+distributed (any),+SYLLABIC
+distributed (any),.open2
+distributed (any),.open6
+distributed (any),.open3
+distributed (any),.open5
+coronal (V),.open4
+distributed (V),.open4
+coronal (V),.open1
+coronal (V),+SYLLABIC
+coronal (V),.open2
+coronal (V),.open6
+coronal (V),.open3
+coronal (V),.open5
+coronal (any),+SYLLABIC
+distributed (V),.open1
+distributed (V),+SYLLABIC
+distributed (V),.open2
+distributed (V),.open6
+distributed (V),.open3
+distributed (V),.open5
0
p,t,k,i,u,e,ə,o
Reference
Bliese, Loren F. (1981) A Generative Grammar of Afar. Arlington: Summer Institute of Linguistics and the University of Texas at Arlington.
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