The Phonology Of I Nor Phonological Processes

35 consonant phonemes, 8 vowels along with their long counterparts and two falling arernrecognized in Inor. The consonants /ɲ/ and /r/ do not occur word-initially. Sequencesrnof two consonants are allowed word-initially, they also occur in word-medial and -finalrnpositions. Consonant clusters with more than two members are usually not permitted,rnexcept in the word ɁarβɁət ‘four’, in which three consonants are observed sequentially atrnword-medial position. In Inor, consonant gemmination is rare. Inor has a few allophonicrnconsonants, such as [n, r, r,̃ j] are allophones of /n/ and [j, ɲ] as allophones of /ɲ/.rnWith regard to vowels, /u/ does not occur at word initially; /ɛ/ does not occur wordinitiallyrnand -finally. The remaining vowels occur everywhere.rnThe processes that are identified in Inor phonology are labialization, palatalization,rnnasalization, spirantization, glottalization, voicing, and metathesis with regard tornconsonants and rounding, lengthening, rising, and backing with regard to vowels.

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