Asụsụ Maskelynes

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Maskelynes / / ˈmæskəlɪns / ) , ma ọ bụ Kuliviu ( Uliveo ), bụ asụsụ Oceanic a na-asụ na agwaetiti Maskelyne dị na ndịda Malekula, Vanuatu .

fonology

Consonants

		Labial		Coronal	Dorsal
		larịị	labiovelarized
Ihu imi		m	mʷ	n	ŋ
Plosive	unvoiced	p	pʷ	t̪	k
	voiced	ᵐb	ᵐbʷ	d̪	ᵑg
Nke na-ese okwu		β	βʷ	s	x ~ ɣ ʀ
Odika			w	l	j
Rhotic				r ~ ɾ

• /ᵐb, ⁿd, ᵑg/ are in free variation as unreleased [ᵐb̚, ⁿd̚, ᵑg̚] or unvoiced [p, t, k] word-finally or before a consonant[2]
  • /ᵑg/ is also in free variation as nasal [ŋ] word-finally, especially among young speakers[3]
• /ᵑg/ is realized as a voiceless [k] among some speakers, especially young[3]
• /p, pʷ, t/ are unreleased [p̚, p̚, t̚] word-finally or before a consonant (though /p/ has never been recorded before a consonant)[4]
• /mʷ, pʷ, ᵐbʷ, βʷ/ lose their labialization word-finally when not followed by a vowel and before /o, u/[5]
  • /ᵐbʷ/ is in free variation as trilled [ᵐʙ] (tapped [ᵐⱱ̟] in Peskarus) before /u/ and sometimes before /ə/[3]
• /βʷ/ is [β] before voiced consonants[6]
• /β, βʷ/ are [ɸ] before voiceless consonants and word-finally[6]
• /β/ is in free variation with [ɸ] for some speakers[6]
• /w, j/ are vocalic [u, i] when in nucleus following /e, a, o/[7]

Udaume

	N'ihu	Central	Azu
Mechie	i		u ( u̥ )
N'etiti	ɛ	ə	o
Mepee			ɑ

• /i/ is near-close [ɪ] between front consonants[8]
• /ɛ/ is close-mid [e] word-finally[8]
• /ə/ is [ɵ] after labiovelarized consonants or before /xu̥/[8]
• /əj, əw/ are realised as single morphemes, [i, u][7]
• /u/ is realised as front [y] between front consonants, and near-close [ʊ] when proceeded or preceded by back consonants[9]
• /o/ is front [ø] between front consonants[9]

Udaume na-enweghị olu

Onye na-enweghị olu [u̥] na-apụta na nsọtụ okwu. Ọ bụ ihe ejighi n'aka ma ọ bụrụ na ọ bụ allophone nke /u/ ma ọ bụ ekwentị dị iche [ 10 ]

Ụdị ụda olu

Nhazi mkpụrụokwu enwere ike na Maskelynes: (C/S)V(S)(C) [ 11 ]

Ụtọ asụsụ

Ngwaa

Ngwaa nke Maskelynes bụ agglutinative, nke a na-agbanwekarị ya site na prefixes, n'agbanyeghị na isi ngwaa nwere ike iguzo n'onwe ya. Nganiihu ndị a na-edekọ maka, n'usoro n'usoro dị na ngwaa: 1. ụdị ahụ siri ike-akụkụ ; 2. isiokwu, onye na nọmba; 3. ụdịdị dị iche iche, gụnyere realis na irrealis ; 4. ụzọ abụọ - usoro ; 5. mmụgharị. A na-etinye ihe n'ahịrịokwu site na suffix. [ 12 ]

Ọmụmaatụ nke okwu agglutination: [ 13 ]   

Mgbanwegharị

Mgbanwegharị na Maskelynes nwere ụzọ dị iche iche, ma nwee ike itinye koodu maka dịka ọtụtụ, ịdị mma, akụkụ ntugharị, wdg. [ 14 ]