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Consonant clusters

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(from Nichols) (a) sh + p, t, k

(b) s + k

(c) mb, nd, nj, ng, ns, nzh (latter two = nasalization of previous vowel

(d) ns ? diminutive only (previous vowel nasal)

(e) C + w (except w, y, ch, j)

(f) a-c + w (shpw and shtw not recorded

(g)

Syncope

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Need phonology and syllable structure ("essential")

  • Check HNAI 7 1981 for any comments on syncope; Val 1994, p. 149
  • Check HNAI 15 1978, p. 583, Pot weakening, p. 585-586 Pot-Ojibwe commonality; Val. 1994 p. 100
  • JRV 94, passing notes on Syncope, 174-175
  • Phonology 2001, p. 73-
  • Rhodes 76, comment on 130 re older speakers
  • Blfld 58
  • Kaye 1973 "Odawa stress and related phenomena" Piggot and Kaye, Odawa language project: Second report. U of T Dept of Anthro
  • Rhodes 85 (and review)

Other Stuff

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  • Ottawa features, JRV 94, 424
  • Lenis devoicing

Consonants

Nasal Assimilation and Nasal Syllabification p. 73
Final Obstruent Consonant Devoicing p. 74
Syncope and Juxtaposition of Identical consonants p. 76
Syncope and the juxtaposition of non-identical consonants p. 78
Loss os segments and structural /w/ p. 82
Effects of vowel rounding on adjacent segments p. 83
Use of apostrophe with n, z, s p. 85
Palatalization p. 86
Glide deletion p. 88
Deletion of glottal stop p. 89

Vowels
Variation, a, i, o p. 89


Phonotactics

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Consonant clusters.

Phonological Processes Distinctive to Ottawa

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Consonant Devoicing

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Consonant Deletion

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