Consonant clusters

(from Nichols) (a) sh + p, t, k

(b) s + k

(c) mb, nd, nj, ng, ns, nzh (latter two = nasalization of previous vowel

(d) ns ? diminutive only (previous vowel nasal)

(e) C + w (except w, y, ch, j)

(f) a-c + w (shpw and shtw not recorded

(g)

Phonotactics

Consonant clusters.

Syncope

Need phonology and syllable structure ("essential")

• Check HNAI 7 1981 for any comments on syncope; Val 1994, p. 149
  
• Check HNAI 15 1978, p. 583, Pot weakening, p. 585-586 Pot-Ojibwe commonality; Val. 1994 p. 100
• JRV 94, passing notes on Syncope, 174-175
• Phonology 2001, p. 73-
• Rhodes 76, comment on 130 re older speakers
• Blfld 58
• Kaye 1973 "Odawa stress and related phenomena" Piggot and Kaye, Odawa language project: Second report. U of T Dept of Anthro
• Rhodes 85 (and review)

Other Stuff

• Ottawa features, JRV 94, 424
• Lenis devoicing
  

Consonants

Nasal Assimilation and Nasal Syllabification p. 73

Final Obstruent Consonant Devoicing p. 74

Syncope and Juxtaposition of Identical consonants p. 76

Syncope and the juxtaposition of non-identical consonants p. 78

Loss os segments and structural /w/ p. 82

Effects of vowel rounding on adjacent segments p. 83

Use of apostrophe with n, z, s p. 85

Palatalization p. 86

Glide deletion p. 88

Deletion of glottal stop p. 89

Vowels
Variation, a, i, o p. 89

Phonological Processes Distinctive to Ottawa

Consonant Devoicing

Consonant Deletion