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Page 295
... final stem vowel from deletion . Some dialects simply fail to delete the short vowel when it is final , especially when it is / o / ; some Algonquin communities add a suffix -nan to protect the vowel : niniim , niniimi , niniiminan ' I ...
... final stem vowel from deletion . Some dialects simply fail to delete the short vowel when it is final , especially when it is / o / ; some Algonquin communities add a suffix -nan to protect the vowel : niniim , niniimi , niniiminan ' I ...
Page 299
... final position in most dialects , but in some dialects , voicelessness is more striking in one or the other of these positions . In final position , voiceless lenes may have aspiration as well . Since historically no obstruent clusters ...
... final position in most dialects , but in some dialects , voicelessness is more striking in one or the other of these positions . In final position , voiceless lenes may have aspiration as well . Since historically no obstruent clusters ...
Page 304
... final / g / in final / ng / clusters . The following words can be used to test for this feature : agwajiing ' outdoors , outside ' ; agaaming ' across the lake ' ; waabang ' tomorrow ' ; dagoshing ' when s / he arrives ' ; jiimaaning ...
... final / g / in final / ng / clusters . The following words can be used to test for this feature : agwajiing ' outdoors , outside ' ; agaaming ' across the lake ' ; waabang ' tomorrow ' ; dagoshing ' when s / he arrives ' ; jiimaaning ...
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GEORGE F AUBIN | 11 |
JULIE BRITTAIN | 25 |
MATTHEW S DRYER | 54 |
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