Re: /nj/ vs. /J/ [was Re: sounds I can't find!!!]

Philip Newton scripsit:

> FWIW: In German, "Kanacke" means is a derogative word meaning roughly
> "foreigner". I was a bit surprised when I read a travel guide to the
> South Pacific and realised that this word probably derives from the
> name of the Kanak people; I had thought it was more or less a nonsense
> word.
It's much more likely from Hawai'ian _kanaka_ 'human being, native
Hawaiian of Polynesian descent' which is mostly of historical use in
English; it can also be derogatory or (like _geek_, _queer_) a paradoxical
symbol of pride.

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