#5: Phonological Variation
Just Show me Your Data
Examine these combinations to see if they are allophones of the same phoneme or if they are allophones of different phonemes. If they are allophones of the same phoneme (in complementary distribution), find their distribution.
Please also determine the Liqupan maximum sylable.
- {s} voiceless alveolar fricative
- {S} voiceless alveopalatal fricative
- {s} voiceless alveolar fricative
- {h} voiceless glottal fricative
- {c} voiceless palatal stop
- {k} voiceless velar stop
- {q} voiceless uvular stop
- [l] voiceless alveolar lateral
- [w] voiced labiovelar glide
- [y] voiced palatal glide
Data
1. {kasiqu} (season of) spring
2. {yali} long
3. {Siq} good
4. {lisa} to be or to move like a river
5. {aqu} friend
6. {Susu} water
7. {micisa} to walk
8. {liaq} moss
9. {lala} cold
10. {wali} bottle
11. {kasusu} sky
12. {liha} to be wise
13. {dusi} tent
14. {waya} all
15. {ciq} seed
16. {Samu} forest
17. {lali} a sheep
18. {cisusu} ice
19. {kaka} earth
20. {cidapu} book
Updated 2/22/2011