Bonus
In Turkish, the front version of this phenomenon leads to the inclusion of “de” suffixes, while its back form requires “da” suffixes. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this “long-distance” assimilation phenomenon. The Hungarian dative suffixes “nak” and “nek,” which match the class of earlier vowels, result from this phenomenon.
ANSWER: vowel harmony
[10e] Vowel harmony is a rule in many Uralic languages studied in this subfield of linguistics that, in contrast to morphology, examines the organization of sound patterns.
ANSWER: phonology
[10h] In Finnish, seven of these morphemes change according to vowel harmony, such as “-kO” and “-kA.” These morphemes resemble a word but depend phonologically on an adjoining word.
ANSWER: clitics [or enclitics]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 13.67 | 86% | 35% | 16% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 10.00 | 67% | 17% | 17% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 15.00 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 20.00 | 90% | 70% | 40% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 38% | 13% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 3.33 | 33% | 0% | 0% |