Vol. 22 No. 4 (2013): Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Some Notes on the Development of Awjila Berber Vowels

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  • Marijn Van Putten
Marijn Van Putten
Leiden University
Nordic Journal of African Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53228/njas.v22i4.156

Published 2013-12-31

How to Cite

Van Putten, M. (2013). Some Notes on the Development of Awjila Berber Vowels. Nordic Journal of African Studies, 22(4), 20. https://doi.org/10.53228/njas.v22i4.156

Abstract

Awjila Berber is marked by a high frequency of the vowel i. This is due to historical development that caused *a, *ə, *ă and *e to merge with *i. This article examines the conditionings of these developments, and discusses what effects these shifts had on the system of plural nouns in Awjila.

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