Nyelvtudományi Közlemények 103. kötet (2006)
Tanulmányok - Tamás Ildikó: The Lule Saami vocalism 7
Short vowels in second syllable i scemmi, bähtiv 'the same','I came' u Máhttu, boahttsu (personal name), 'reindeer' a giehta 'hand' a jáhka, dallá 'river', 'fire' Summary: - 1st syllable: ie, uo, oa, ce, á are always long or half-long, i, и and a are always short, e and ä alternate (ä only becomes long as an allophone of oa); - 2nd syllable: á (sometimes as an allophone of a), e and о are always long or half-long, i and a are always short, ä alternates. 1.2. The distribution of vowels Restricted distribution is a characteristic feature of Lule Saami vowels and consonants. In the following table I show the possible places of occurrence of the vowels: Syllable a á a ae e i 0 u ie oa uo 1st: (#_) + + + + + + -+ + + -(C_C) + + + + + + -+ + + + (_#) + + + -+ -+ _ --2rcd:(C C) + + + -+ + + + -(JO + -+ + + --3rd:(C_C) + -+ + -+ -(JO + -+ --4th: (С C) + + -+ + + -(_#) + + -+ -In the first syllable: - initial (#_): V0 and VV0 10 with the exception of о and uo, - non-initial (C_C ): V0 and VV0 with the exception of o. In the second syllable: - all monophthongs with the exception of ce (and diphthongoid allophones of e and o), in (_#) position as well. In the third syllable: - e and a in (_#) position as well, i and и (but not in (_#) position). 10 V 0 : any kind of vowel, VV0 : any kind of diphthong
