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Ghlonti, 1936; V. Topuria, 1954; M. Tsikolia, 1954; K. Kkublashvili,
1959; O. Kaxadze, 1981; B. Jorbenadze, 1995; Sh. Dzidziguri, 1998; O.
Kaxadze, 1999; G. Kartozia, 2005; N. Kutelia, 2005, etc.
We will discuss some of the other phonetic processes:
The cases of metathesis are frequent in the Kartvelian subsystems.
Metathesis of the 1st person marker v- will be discussed below
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Metathesis of prefix v- occurs in the Tushian, Her, Megrelian
and Svan dialects, rarely in the Imeretian, Acharan, Javakhian, etc. The
phonetic process could be explained by the strong tendency towards
simplification of the uncommon complex in the initial position. Infixation
of prefix v- occurs during contact with both root-initial consonant
and those with vowel prefixes).
I. between the word’s initial morphemes the v/w+C alteration of
the sound complex comprised of prefix v- and a root consonant could be
implemented in dialects in two ways, namely:
a) in one case, the prefix v-/w- will be placed after the root consonant
and will produce a more natural complex for the Kartvelian (C+
v-/w-), for instance: Tushian: v-daob>d-v-aob, v-ţiri>ţ-v-iri, v-čeč> č-v-eč,
v-ĉam>ĉ-v-am, Imeretian, Acharan: v-ħnav> ħ-v-nav... (In scientific literature
similar facts are explained by a language tendency to create complexes
of increasing fricativeness (T. Uturgaidze, 1976).
In the Svan dialects, in roots with an initial consonant the 1st person
marker usually becomes infix, for instance: the Upper Svan, Lentekhian
ţ-w-iħe ("I am returning it back") is derived from the form *uţiħ-e,
Balskvemoan r-w-agdi "I am speaking" form is derived from *wragdi
form (V. Topuria, 1967, p. 10). Cf. the Lashkh, where in the Series
1 the verbs lack the prefix w, for instance: ŭħe ţ "I am returning it
back", ţeħni "I am getting back", gargli "I am speaking", etc.
If the root has an initial labial consonant and it is followed e, i
vowels, in the Svan dialects (Balszemoan, Balskvemoan, Lentekhian)
that are characterized by the palatalized vowels, the marker w merges
with e, i vowels following the metathesis thus resulting in palatalized
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