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A grammar of Pite Saami, 2014

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3 Segmental phonology<br />

(154) /paːla/ bála<br />

[paːla]<br />

‘dig\2sg.prs’<br />

(155) /kolaː-ʧ/ guolátj<br />

[kʊ͡olaːʧ]<br />

‘fish-dim\nom.sg’<br />

(156) /maːnːaː/ mánná<br />

[maːnːaː]<br />

‘child\nom.sg’<br />

(157) /anaː-v/ anáv<br />

[anaːv]<br />

‘have-1sg.prs’<br />

(158) /kaːlaːv/ gáláv<br />

[kaːlɑːʋ]<br />

‘ford\nom.sg’<br />

[6314]<br />

[pit110413a.066]<br />

[1129]<br />

[pit101208.263]<br />

[4332]<br />

3.2.1.6 Open-mid back vowel<br />

The segment /ɔ/ is a open-mid back vowel. It can occur in V1 or V2 position.<br />

However, if it is in V2 position, then V1 is also /ɔ/. Examples can be found in<br />

(159) through (163).<br />

(159) /ɔkʦe/ åktse<br />

[ɔkʰʦe]<br />

‘nine’<br />

(160) /pɔtːɲe/ båddnje<br />

[pɔt̚ːɲe]<br />

‘husband\nom.sg’<br />

(161) /pɔjʰtot/ båjtot<br />

[pɔjj̥totʰ]<br />

‘wrong’<br />

(162) /pɔjːʰʧɔ/ båjjtjå<br />

[pɔjj̥ːʧɔ]<br />

‘boy\nom.sg’<br />

(163) /jɔkɔ-ʧ/ jågåtj<br />

[jɔkɔʧ]<br />

‘stream-dim\nom.sg’<br />

[2823]<br />

[0230]<br />

[0242]<br />

[2569]<br />

[3435]<br />

3.2.1.7 Close-mid back vowel<br />

The segment /o/ is a close-mid back vowel. In V1 position, it is realized as a slight<br />

diphthong [ʊ͡o], while in V2 position it is the monophthong [o]. It is not attested<br />

in V3 position. Some examples are found in (164) through (167).<br />

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