User:DDG9912/Kven grammar

This article outlines the grammar of Kven language, a Finnic language.

Alterations

Consonant gradations

Like other Finnic languages like Finnish or Estonian, Kven exhibited consonant gradations. Unlike the previous two, Kven words can exhibit three consonant grades at once in their inflections (singular aika : plural aijat : aikkaa "time").

Grade 0	Grade I	Grade II
∅	k	kk
j^[1]
v^[2]
ng	nk	nkk
đ	t	tt
nn	nt	ntt
rr	rt	rtt
ll	lt	ltt
hđ	ht	—
v	p	pp
mm	mp	mpp
—	h	hh
—	j	jj
—	l	ll
—	m	mm
—	n	nn
—	r	rr
—	s	ss
—	v	vv

Notes

^ When adjacent to syllables containing the diphthong -Vi-, or when between -l-, -r- and -e-.
^ When adjacent to -u- or -y-. Removal of -v- after -l- is also acceptable (parvun, parun).

References

Söderholm, Eira (2007), Kvensk grammatikk, archived from the original on 2007-07-10

[1] When adjacent to syllables containing the diphthong -Vi-, or when between -l-, -r- and -e-.

[2] When adjacent to -u- or -y-. Removal of -v- after -l- is also acceptable (parvun, parun).

[1]

[2]