Two more contexts for Ge‘ez *u > u and three for *a > ǝ
The main Ge‘ez (Classical Ethiopic) verbal adjective is characterized by an ǝ-u vowel melody. Based on cognate evidence, the most basic form of this adjective, 01-stem 1ǝ2u3, derives from a *1a2uː3- pattern and thus shows assimilation of *aCuː > ǝCu. This assimilation does not operate in a set o...
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| Language: | deu |
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Hamburg University Press
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Afrika und Übersee |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/hup1/afrikaunduebersee/article/view/296 |