Morphophonology for the Kildin analyser

For the (paradigmatic and regular) morphophonological processes we use the twol technology. Here is the Kildin twol file.

Paradigmatic morphophonological processes concern:

• stem consonants
  • consonant gradation
  • (de-)palatalization
• stem vowels (i.e. ablaut).

Regular (phonological) processes concern:

• stem vowels (i.e. umlaut)
• second syllable vowels (deletion)
• suffixes (vowel deletion or consonant insertion)

The TWOLC file contains the following rules

• Consonant gradation rules:
  • “Quantitative CG”
  • “Quantitative CG 2-Cns Cluster”
  • “Quantitative CG 3-Cns Cluster”
• Vowel rules:
  • “Epenthetic vowel deletion”
  • “ue Diphtongisation”
• Palatalisation rules:
  • “Palatalised Suffix Vowel”
  • “Palatal Mark Deletion”

Note that these rules are not at all finished.

The consonant gradation rules cover only some cases:

• вв:в, лл:л, сс:с, зз:з
• дт:т, рр:р
• ррн:рн

The palatalisation rules governs the alternation between word-final consonant + ь and consonant + palatal vowel.