fao-phon-phonology
The Faroese morphophonological file
Alphabet
- a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z æ ø å
- á é ó ú í à è ò ù ì ä ë ö ü ï â ê ô û î ã ý þ ñ ð ß ç
- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Æ Ø Å
- Á É Ó Ú Í À È Ò Ù Ì Ä Ë Ö Ü Ï Â Ê Ô Û Î Ã Ý þ Ñ Ð
- a2: a for da2n -> dønum
- g2: g for invariant g
- i2: i for invariant i
- j2: j for invariant j
- t2: t for invariant, non-deleted t, dráttri pro *drátri
- v2: v for invariant v
- %^UUML: 0 %^IUML: 0 %^eIUML: 0 %^ØUML: 0 : Umlaut types ,
- %^W: 0 %^JI: 0 : Cns changes ,
- %^EPH: 0 : Epenthesis, ,
- %^OEA: 0 :
- %^GDEL: 0 %^GGDEL: 0 %^GVDEL: 0 %^VDEL: 0 %^JDEL: 0 %^RDEL: 0 : Cns deletion triggers,
- %^AB1: 0 %^AB2: 0 %^AB3: 0 %^AB4: 0 %^AB5: 0 %^AB6: 0 %^AB7: 0 : Ablaut series ,
- %^aAB: 0 %^uAB: 0 : Ablaut series subcases
- %>: 0 : Suffix border
- « » : hmm, in use?
Sets
- Vow = a e i o u y æ ø å
- Cns = b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x z ð þ ;
- Nas = m n ;
- NonNas = b c d f g h j k l p q r s t v w x z ð þ ;
- Dummy = %^UUML %^IUML %^eIUML %^W %^EPH %^JI %^OEA
- %^EDH %^VSH %^GDEL %^GGDEL %^GVDEL %^VDEL %^JDEL
- Special = %^UUML %^IUML %^W %^EPH %^JI %^OEA %^GDEL %^GGDEL
Rules
Verschärfung
Deleting g
- Deleting the gv Verschärfung 1
- Deleting gg in ggj Genitive I
- Deleting gg in ggj Genitive II
Deleting v in gv sequences
Verschärfung tests
-
bógv^IUML>i
- bøg000i
-
flúgv^IUML^VDEL
- flýg000
-
flúgv^VSH^VDEL>u
- flug0000u
-
búgv^GVDEL>s
- bú0000s
-
bógv^VDEL>s
- bóg000s
-
skógv^GVDEL>m
- skó0000m
-
skýggj^GGDEL>s
- ský00000s
-
kríggj^GDEL>s
- kríg0000s
-
sjógv^GDEL>ar
- sjó0v00ar
Deleting r in Genitive of ur stems
-
brúður^EPH^RDEL>ar
- brúð00000ar
Deleting m in um%>num
-
ris>um>num
- ris00u000num
-
skógv>m>num
- skó0000000num
Deleting Double Consonant in Front of Consonant
The preceeding rule is fishy - the test cases below don't fit the context
-
hjall>s
- hjal00s
-
rygg>s
- ryg00s
-
hjall>ar
- hjall0ar
-
all>t
- al00t
Verbal Sandhi rules
Geminate Assimilation in Past Tense d
Geminate Assimilation in Past Tense t
-
send>di
- sen00di
-
hirð>di
- hir00di
-
sett>ti
- set00ti
ð Assimilation in Front of Dental Past Suffix -d(i)
-
leið>di
- leid0di
Deleting Double Consonant in Front of Epenthesis mark
-
summar^EPH>i
- sum00r00i
-
himmal^EPH^UUML>um
- him00l000um
Deleting stem-final s in s genitive
-
primus>s
- primus00
-
primus>s
- primus00
-
grís>s
- grís00
Double ð Deletion
ð Assimilation in Front of Supine Suffix -t
-
leið>t
- leit0t
Adjusting Dental Past Suffix -d(i)
-
keyp>di
- keyp0ti
-
merk>di
- merk0ti
Adjectival sandhi rules
Adjective neuter after nlr 1
Adjective neuter after nlr 2
-
mikil^EPH>t
- miki000ð
-
gamal^EPH>t
- gamal00t
t Deletion in Neuter
ng to kk Part 1
ng to kk Part 2
j rules
Deleting j
-
kríggj^GDEL>num
- kríg0000num
-
beiggj^JI>i
- beigg000i
-
verkj^JDEL>ur
- verk000ur
-
heyggj>i
- heygg00i
Realising j in front of vowels
-
hylj2>ar
- hylj0ar
Vowel rules
Realising i2 as i
Epenthetic vowel rules
Epenthetic deletion
-
økur^EPH^UUML>um
- øk0r000um
-
lykil^EPH>an
- lyk0l00an
-
aftan^EPH>
- aftan00
-
vakin^EPH>ir
- vak0n00ir
U-umlaut of Epenthetic vowel
-
gamal^EPH^UUML
- gomul00
-
gamal^EPH^UUML>u
- goml000u
Umlaut rules
U-umlaut in Front of Nasal
-
tank^UUML
- tonk0
-
band^UUML
- bond00
-
hamar^EPH^UUML>um
- hom0r000um
General U-umlaut
-
dag^UUML>um
- døg00um
-
sag^UUML>a
- søg00a
-
all^UUML>
- øll00
U-umlaut for akur
-
akur^EPH^UUML>um
- øk0r000um
I-umlaut
-
dag^IUML>i
- deg00i
-
son^IUML>i
- syn00i
-
bógv^IUML>i
- bøg000i
-
ung^IUMLr>i
- yng0r0i
-
fjørð^IUML>i
- f0irð00i
eI-umlaut for o: e, á: e, i: e
I-umlaut for bróðir
Inverted U-umlaut from ø
-
fløtt^ØAa
- flatt0a
Inverted U-umlaut from o
-
fonn^OA>ar
- fann00ar
o/ei-Umlaut I
o/ei-Umlaut II
-
dreing^EIO>i
- dro0ng00i
Vowel deletion rules
Vowel deletion in front of na
Verbal vowel alternation rules
Stem vowel change in Weak Verbs
-
flek^WVV>t
- flak00t
-
flek^WVV>t
- flak00t
-
vel^WVV>di
- val00di
Stem Vowel Shortening in Supine and Participle
Past tense singular diphthongs I
Past tense singular diphthongs II
Past tense singular monophthongs
-
gev^AB3
- gav0
Past tense plural monophthongs
Past tense plural monophthongs to a
Supine u
Supine o
Supine i
Present tense ý
Adjectival Sandhi rule
Vowel shortening in Neuter
-
góð>t
- got0t
-
skjót>t
- skjót0t
Other rules
Morphological passive rules
u in ur Deletion in front of Pass
r Deletion in front of Pass
ð Deletion in front of Pass