The Phonology of Tenango Otomi.

Blight, Richard C.; Pike, Eunice V.

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Phonology of Tenango Otomi

Blight, Richard C.; Pike, Eunice V.

International Journal of American Linguistics, 42, 1, 51-57, Jan 76

Included in the phonology are three contrastive lexical tones, a prepause syllable (as part of intonation), nine oral vowels, four nasal vowels, and many consonant clusters which differ in accordance with their distribution in reference to their place in the word: prestress, stressed syllable, and poststress. (SCC)

Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Intonation, Phonemes, Phonetics, Phonology, Stress (Phonology), Suprasegmentals, Syllables, Vowels

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico

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