Vyh orthography, was: Negatives (Vyh)

On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 01:27:51 -0800, SuomenkieliMaa <suomenkieli@...>
wrote:

>IN VYH.
>gkjoe       = eat
>gkjoeaf     = not eat
>yyigkjoe    = over-eat
>ppe         = vomit (for any reason)
>rrhuuo      = puke (ie, a bit vulgar for "vomit")
>yyirrhuuo   = spew (vomit everyone, uncontrollably)
>yyigkjoeppe = throw up (due to over-eating)
>ooegkjoe    = refrain from eating (for any reason)
>ooegkjoeppe = throw up (due to lack of food)
>hyvooegkjoe = fast (at one's own volition)
>hyvyyigkjoe = binge (ie, over-eat at one's volition)
>
>Note, the following are each one character in Vyh:
>oe  [sounds like a schwa],
>rrh [a thrilled r with a slight huff at the end],
>uu  [long /u/],
>yy  [long /Y/],
>kj  [/j/ but which is /k:j/ is preceded by g]
>aux [like Danish o/slash]
>ei  [/ej/]
Cool! does {ooe} stand for long schwa? What is {pp}?

(sorry, I don't remember if you've already explained that elsewhere)


Basilius
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