Abstract

NERCESIAN, Verónica. WICHI/WEENHAYEK (MATAGUAYAN) PHONOLOGICAL ISOGLOSSES: EJECTIVE, GLOTALIZED AND ASPIRATED CONSONANTS. Lingüística [online]. 2021, vol.37, n.1, pp.79-101.  Epub May 28, 2021. ISSN 2079-312X.  https://doi.org/10.5935/2079-312x.20210006.

This paper analyzes the diatopic variation of the ejective/glottalized and aspirated series in obstruent and sonorant consonants. From primary data and secondary sources of the last thirty years, six isoglosses it is proposed for the said consonantal series. The Wichi/Weenhayek dialectal continuum from north to southeast has, in the one hand, a northern end near to the Mataguayan core, and in the other hand, a southeast end, which is geographically farer from the rest of the languages of the family and shows an advanced development of the consonantal series. This is innovative with respect to the other varieties. In addition, it is suggested the hypothesis of that the glottalized sonorants could have been developed later than the other series. This innovation of the southeastest group, called bemejeño abajeño, correlates with innovations in other phonological and grammatical features, i.e. palatalization and the pronominal object suffix paradigm, among others.

Keywords : isoglosses; phonological variation; ejective; glottalized sonorants; aspirated consonants.

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