Some notes on the development of Awjila Berber vowels

Author(s):
Putten, M. van (0000-0003-4670-0937)
Published
2013
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Awjila Berber is marked by a high frequency of the vowel i. This is due to historical development that caused *a, *ə, *ă and *e to merge with *i. This article examines the conditionings of these developments, and discusses what effects these shifts had on the system of plural nouns in Awjila.

Date issued
2013
Language
English
Is part of
Nordic Journal of African Studies (2013), Vol. 22, no. 4, p. 236-255
hdl
1887/60187