Tova language: Difference between revisions
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===== ''A'': Beginning consonant ===== | ===== ''A'': Beginning consonant ===== | ||
If a word begins in a consonant, like ''laskan'' 'ruler', the rule is to take the vowel closest to the start of the word, which is /a/ in this example, and prefix it to the word, then, the first consonant is geminated. So, by these rules, the definite of ''laskan'' 'ruler' is ''allaskan'' 'the ruler'. The length of vowels is preserved. | If a word begins in a consonant, like ''laskan'' 'ruler', the rule is to take the vowel closest to the start of the word, which is /a/ in this example, and prefix it to the word, then, the first consonant is geminated. So, by these rules, the definite of ''laskan'' 'ruler' is ''allaskan'' 'the ruler'. The length of vowels is not preserved in the definite affix, it will always be short. | ||
===== ''B'': Beginning vowel ===== | ===== ''B'': Beginning vowel ===== | ||