The phonology of vocalic height in Kikuria

Vowel height harmony is common in Bantu languages, but the language Kikuria has a particularly rich system of vowel height alternations, which are described in this paper. Included in the height-related phonology of the language are three regressive height harmonies and one progressive harmony. Cert...

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Main Authors: Chacha Nyaigotti Chacha, David Odden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LibraryPress@UF 1998-06-01
Series:Studies in African Linguistics
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107382