Ute Language
In the Ute language, also called Southern Paiute, there are three consonant mutations, which are triggered by different word-stems. The mutations are Spirantization, Gemination, and Prenasalization:
Radical | Spirantization | Gemination | Prenasalization |
---|---|---|---|
p | v | pp | mp |
t | r | tt | nt |
k | ɣ | kk | ŋk |
kʷ | ɣʷ | kkʷ | ŋkʷ |
ts | tts | nts | |
s | ss | ||
m | ŋkʷ | mm | mm |
n | nn | nn |
For example, the absolutive suffix -pi appears in different forms, according to which noun stem it is suffixed to:
- movi-ppi 'nose'
- sappI-vi 'belly'
- aŋo-mpi 'tongue'
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