Some notes on the Historical Consonantism of Awjila

Author(s):
Putten, M. van (0000-0003-4670-0937)
Published
2014
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

This article discusses three issues of the historical consonantism of Awjila: First, the origin of the k that corresponds to y in other dialects. Second, the origin of the phoneme q in native Berber words. Finally, it discusses the origin of the sibilants in Awjila and their Berber origins

Date issued
2014
Language
English
Is part of
Folia Orientalia (2014), Vol. 51, p. 257-274
hdl
1887/54749