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Idgud Khabarakhe:
Greetings! I thought that info on Emegali, since it has a Semitic
structure, could go here.
Emegali /y/ [j] causes some peculiarities in verb forms.
In closed syllables (CVC/VC):
ay > e, very rarely a' /a?/
iy > i: /i:/, more rarely i' /i?/
The allophone of /y/ before /u/ in closed syllables is /'/ [?]
(aleph):
uy > u' ('= aleph)
Examples:
Y = 1 Y = 2 Y = 3
S-r-d `mix' y-S-d `join' S-y-d `recite' b-l-y `go back'
iSarad iyaSad iSayad ibale
taSarad teSad taSayad tabale
iSrud i:Sud iSyud iblu'
taSrud teSud taSyud tablu'
Sarid yaSid Sayid bali:
Sardata yaSdata Sedata balyata
uSarrad uyaSSad uSeyad uballe
uSaSrad uSeSad uSaSyad uSable
iSSarad i:yaSad iSSayad ibbale
SuSrid Su'Sid SuSyid Subli:
Sardu yaSdu Sedu balyu
Saridu yaSidu Sayidu baliyu