Internal evidence for final vowel lowering in Hausa

Internal factors involving phonotactic asymmetries and irregular morphological alternations suggest that final */uu/ in Hausa historically lowered to /oo/ when the preceding syllable contained /aa/, e.g. *kwaacfoo 'frog' < *kwaacfuu. (Note: L tone is indicated by a grave accent, H tone...

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Auteur principal: Paul Newman
Format: article
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Publié: LibraryPress@UF 1990
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