Studies in African Linguistics (Jun 2003)
Vowel harmony and vowel merger in Agoi
Abstract
This paper describes the vowel harmony system and patterns of vowel merger in Agoi, an Upper Cross language. Data indicate that a once fully operative system of vowel harmony has now been generally restricted to the non-high vowels, with a few residual instances of II u/-determined harmony. The evolution of this change is described.
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