Wiktionary:About Tregami
Tregami is a Nuristani language spoken in Afghanistan.
Sound changes
[edit]Tregami is defined by the unconditioned change of Proto-Nuristani *ř to ḍẓ and the strengthening of *y- to ž-.
Dialects
[edit]Tregami has three dialects: Devoz (Davi), Gambir, and Katar (Kaṭār).
Prosody
[edit]In Tregami, words are generally stressed at the end of the syllable, reflecting common Nuristani penultimate stress (per Strand 2007 and Halfmann 2023). Stress is not marked.
Orthographic notation
[edit]When notating Tregami, a unified orthography system by Jakob Halfmann is used. Transcription conventions compared to Richard Strand include (V = any vowel):
- â > ā
- V˜ > Ṽ
- Vi > Vy
- Vu, Vv > Vw
- ŋ > ṅ
- J̣ > ḍẓ
References
[edit]- Jakob Halfmann (2022) Advances in the historical phonology of the Nuristani languages, in International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction
- Jakob Halfmann (2023) Lād "law": a Bactrian loanword in the Nuristani languages, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, United Kingdom
- Richard Strand (1973) Notes on the Nūristāni and Dardic Languages, Brown University
- Richard Strand (2007) Transcription and Pronunciation of the Nûristânî Languages
- Richard Strand (2012) Nuristâni Etymological Lexicon