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This page is for analyses and organisation of materials on Chuvash.  See also [[Morphology of Chuvash/Questions]] for standing questions that need attention.  | 
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== Morphophonology ==  | 
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=== "Russian" nouns ending in ‹о› ===  | 
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{|class="wikitable"  | 
  {|class="wikitable"  | 
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!rowspan=2| noun  | 
  !rowspan=2| noun  | 
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!colspan=4| phonetic properties  | 
  !colspan=4| phonetic properties  | 
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!colspan=  | 
  !colspan=3| declined forms  | 
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!pronunciation  | 
  !ru pronunciation  | 
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![ɔ]?  | 
  ![ɔ]?  | 
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!σ́]  | 
  !σ́]  | 
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!decl?  | 
  !decl?  | 
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!form  | 
  !px3 form  | 
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!о→ов?  | 
  !о→ов?  | 
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!gen form  | 
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! пальто  | 
  ! пальто  | 
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| [palʲˈtɔ]  | 
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| Y  | 
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| Y  | 
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| N  | 
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| [[Пальто|пальти]], пальтовӗ  | 
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| N (not it he standard language but used)  | 
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| [[Пальто|пальтон]]  | 
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! звено  | 
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! правительство  | 
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|   | 
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| Y  | 
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| ?  | 
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| Y  | 
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| [[Звено|звени]]  | 
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| N  | 
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| [[Звено|звенон]]  | 
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! министерство  | 
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! дело  | 
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|   | 
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| N  | 
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|   | 
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| Y  | 
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| [[Министерство|министерстви]]  | 
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| N  | 
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| [[Министерство|министерствӑн]]  | 
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|-  | 
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! барокко  | 
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| N  | 
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|   | 
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| N  | 
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| [[Барокко|барокки]]  | 
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| N  | 
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| [[Барокко|бароккӑн]]  | 
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! радио  | 
  ! радио  | 
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| [ˈradʲiɔ]  | 
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| Y  | 
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| N  | 
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| N  | 
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| [[Радио|радиовӗ]]  | 
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| Y  | 
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| [[Радио|радион]]  | 
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! кино  | 
  ! кино  | 
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| [kʲiˈnɔ]  | 
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| Y  | 
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| Y  | 
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| N  | 
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| [[Кино|киновӗ]]  | 
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| Y  | 
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| [[Кино|кинон]]   | 
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! правительство  | 
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| [praˈvʲitʲɪlstva]  | 
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| N  | 
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| N  | 
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| Y  | 
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| правительстви  | 
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| N  | 
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|-  | 
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! дело  | 
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| [ˈdʲela]  | 
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| N  | 
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| N  | 
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| Y  | 
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| [[Дело|дели]]  | 
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| N  | 
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|}  | 
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=== "Russian" nouns ending in ‹у› ===  | 
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{|class="wikitable"  | 
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|-  | 
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!rowspan=2| noun  | 
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!colspan=2| phonetic properties  | 
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!colspan=2| declined forms  | 
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!stressed ending vowel?  | 
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!decl?  | 
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!px3 form  | 
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!gen form  | 
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! кенгуру  | 
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| Y  | 
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| N  | 
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| [[Кенгуру|кенгурӑвӗ ]]  | 
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| [[Кенгуру|кенгурун]]  | 
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|-  | 
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! Турку  | 
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| N  | 
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| N  | 
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| [[Турку|Турки]]  | 
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| [[Турку|Туркӑн]]  | 
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It must be said that:  | 
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* These forms are very seldom used.  | 
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* There are different opinions about кенгуру. We finally got the one of the Chuvash orthographic dictionary, which is becoming our main reference.  | 
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* There is not any discussion about the unstressed у form. We used the form for such "Russian" words with unstressed back vowels as министерство, барокко (вето, гетто, евро, эсперанто...) and литература, whose endings differ only in the "dictionary" form.  | 
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=== Archiphonemes ===  | 
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==== {ӗ} ====  | 
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<pre>  | 
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realisation  environment        examples  | 
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ӗ            after consonants   вӑкӑр>{ӗ}{н}:вӑкӑрӗ  | 
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0            before dative      вӑкӑр>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:вӑкӑрна  | 
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и            ~after vowels      кӳл{ː}ӗ>{ӗ}{н}:кӳлли  | 
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                                кӗнеке>{ӗ}{н}:кӗнеки  | 
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                                каҫма>{ӗ}{н}:каҫми  | 
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             after {ː}          йӗп{ː}>{ӗ}{н}:йӗппи  | 
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             ~after CCо         пальто>{ӗ}{н}:пальти  | 
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triggers front vowel harmony even when 0  | 
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   склад>{ӗ}{н}>{Т}{А}н:склачӗнчен  | 
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   ҫын{ː}>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:ҫыннине  | 
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   вӑкӑр>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:вӑкӑрне  | 
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triggers т|д → ч _ when present  | 
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   ҫурт>{ӗ}{н}:ҫурчӗ  | 
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   склад>{ӗ}:склачӗ  | 
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triggers у|ӳ|о → ӑв|ӗв|ов _ even when 0, only after single consonant  | 
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   ту>{ӗ}{н}:тӑвӗ  | 
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   ту>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:тӑвна  | 
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   пӳ>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:пӗвне  | 
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   кино>{ӗ}{н}:киновӗ  | 
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triggers gemination _ in geminate roots  | 
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   пул{ː}ӑ>{ӗ}{н}:пулли  | 
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   йӗп{ː}>{ӗ}{н}:йӗппи  | 
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triggers ь:и _  | 
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   кӗсье>{ӗ}{н}:кӗсйи  | 
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 23 September 2012
This page is for analyses and organisation of materials on Chuvash. See also Morphology of Chuvash/Questions for standing questions that need attention.
Contents
Morphophonology[edit]
"Russian" nouns ending in ‹о›[edit]
| noun | phonetic properties | declined forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ru pronunciation | [ɔ]? | σ́] | decl? | px3 form | о→ов? | gen form | |
| пальто | [palʲˈtɔ] | Y | Y | N | пальти, пальтовӗ | N (not it he standard language but used) | пальтон | 
| звено | Y | ? | Y | звени | N | звенон | |
| министерство | N | Y | министерстви | N | министерствӑн | ||
| барокко | N | N | барокки | N | бароккӑн | ||
| радио | [ˈradʲiɔ] | Y | N | N | радиовӗ | Y | радион | 
| кино | [kʲiˈnɔ] | Y | Y | N | киновӗ | Y | кинон | 
| правительство | [praˈvʲitʲɪlstva] | N | N | Y | правительстви | N | |
| дело | [ˈdʲela] | N | N | Y | дели | N | |
"Russian" nouns ending in ‹у›[edit]
| noun | phonetic properties | declined forms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stressed ending vowel? | decl? | px3 form | gen form | |
| кенгуру | Y | N | кенгурӑвӗ | кенгурун | 
| Турку | N | N | Турки | Туркӑн | 
It must be said that:
- These forms are very seldom used.
 - There are different opinions about кенгуру. We finally got the one of the Chuvash orthographic dictionary, which is becoming our main reference.
 - There is not any discussion about the unstressed у form. We used the form for such "Russian" words with unstressed back vowels as министерство, барокко (вето, гетто, евро, эсперанто...) and литература, whose endings differ only in the "dictionary" form.
 
Archiphonemes[edit]
{ӗ}[edit]
realisation  environment        examples
-----------  -----------        --------
ӗ            after consonants   вӑкӑр>{ӗ}{н}:вӑкӑрӗ
0            before dative      вӑкӑр>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:вӑкӑрна
и            ~after vowels      кӳл{ː}ӗ>{ӗ}{н}:кӳлли
                                кӗнеке>{ӗ}{н}:кӗнеки
                                каҫма>{ӗ}{н}:каҫми
             after {ː}          йӗп{ː}>{ӗ}{н}:йӗппи
             ~after CCо         пальто>{ӗ}{н}:пальти
triggers front vowel harmony even when 0
   склад>{ӗ}{н}>{Т}{А}н:склачӗнчен
   ҫын{ː}>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:ҫыннине
   вӑкӑр>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:вӑкӑрне
triggers т|д → ч _ when present
   ҫурт>{ӗ}{н}:ҫурчӗ
   склад>{ӗ}:склачӗ
triggers у|ӳ|о → ӑв|ӗв|ов _ even when 0, only after single consonant
   ту>{ӗ}{н}:тӑвӗ
   ту>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:тӑвна
   пӳ>{ӗ}{н}>{н}{А}:пӗвне
   кино>{ӗ}{н}:киновӗ
triggers gemination _ in geminate roots
   пул{ː}ӑ>{ӗ}{н}:пулли
   йӗп{ː}>{ӗ}{н}:йӗппи
triggers ь:и _
   кӗсье>{ӗ}{н}:кӗсйи