User:DDG9912/Kven grammar
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This article outlines the grammar of Kven language, a Finnic language.
Alterations edit
Consonant gradations edit
Like other Finnic languages like Finnish or Estonian, Kven exhibited consonant gradations. Unlike the previous two, Kven words can exhibit three consonant grades at once in their inflections (singular aika : plural aijat : aikkaa "time").
Grade 0 | Grade I | Grade II |
---|---|---|
∅ | k | kk |
j[1] | ||
v[2] | ||
ng | nk | nkk |
đ | t | tt |
nn | nt | ntt |
rr | rt | rtt |
ll | lt | ltt |
hđ | ht | — |
v | p | pp |
mm | mp | mpp |
— | h | hh |
— | j | jj |
— | l | ll |
— | m | mm |
— | n | nn |
— | r | rr |
— | s | ss |
— | v | vv |
Notes edit
References edit
- Söderholm, Eira (2007), Kvensk grammatikk, archived from the original on 2007-07-10